User blog comment:HumboldtLycanthrope/Werewolves/@comment-7673575-20170310220254

Personally, werewolwes are my favourite mythological beings.

For the greater part of my life I lived in Lika, which is a region of Croatia. Lika got its name from the Greek word "Lykos" which means "wolf". And I assure you that Lika is indeed, the Land of the Wolves. Hell, even my surname, Vukas, has the word "Vuk" in it, which is Serbo-Croatian for "wolf"

I learned that there are plenty of reasons to fear these creatures. As one of our sayings goes, "A bear and lion may be large and strong, but no wolf can be made to jump through hoops."

And now take that magnificent creature, and fuse it with the greatest predator ever, the infamous Homo Sapiens Sapientis and you get something even greater: a Lycanthrope.

Now, I admit that Wendigo may be a more perfect predator than werewolf, but he is nowhere as near as intimidating. Or badass. Or cool.

If you are searching for similar concepts, you should search for Psoglav; not really as cool as werewolves, but they are part canine, and I guess that that qualifies them. The article is pretty vague, but I can provide you with more informations if you wish. "Even a man who is pure in heart,'And says his prayers by night,'May become a wolf,'When the wolfbane blooms,'And the moon is shining bright."