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Word for Wednesday: Werewolf

Halloween is going to be different this year, but we’re still excited to celebrate all things spooky and scary in this month’s Word for Wednesday articles.  Last week we looked at the word ghost and today’s word is werewolf.   So what exactly is a werewolf?   Sometimes referred to as a man-wolf or a lycanthrope, the werewolf suffers an affliction which forces it to change from a human to a wolf or wolf-like creature at the full moon. A human usually becomes contaminated after being bitten or scratched by another werewolf.  The werewolf crops up in stories across Europe and evil shapeshifters appear in mythology from all over the world. Humans...

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Twenty English Words from Greek Mythology: Part 1

Atlas Definition: Noun 1: a collection of maps in book form Atlas and his brother fought with the Titans in a war against the Olympians. When they were defeated, Zeus, the King of the Gods, condemned Atlas to hold up the heavens on his shoulders as punishment.   Chaos Definition: Noun 1: a state of extreme confusion and disorder 2: the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos The god Chaos personified the empty void that preceded the creation of the universe.   Chronological Definition: Adjective 1: relating to or arranged according to temporal order The god Chronoswas the personification of time. He is i...

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