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Difference Between Lycan and Werewolf

Lycan vs Werewolf

A lycan and a werewolf are folkloric or mythological characters. Though a lycan and a werewolf relate to the transformation of humans into a wolf, they are different in many respects.

In a werewolf, the transformation to wolf takes place on a full moon day, and they cannot restrict the transformation. In a lycan, the transformation to wolf can take place at any time and in any place. Persons are transformed into werewolves and lycans when another werewolf or lycan bites them.

Werewolves, which have their origin in English folklore, are human beings that have been changed into humanoid wolves whereas lycans are humanoid wolves.

Both the lycan and werewolf possess great superhuman powers, agility, speed, regenerative abilities, coordination, and have excellent tracking abilities. Werewolves and lycans have almost the same physical strength.

Unlike the werewolf, lycans are said to be smarter. When compared to a werewolf, a lycan is a bit more muscular. While a lycan is said to be religious, a werewolf represents witchcraft.

Lycans are more difficult to kill than werewolves. To kill a lycan, one should have to sever the spine from its body. They cannot be killed using silver. On the other hand, a werewolf can be killed with silver objects piercing them into the head or the heart.

The term “werewolf” has been derived from Old English “wer” and “wulf.” “Wer” means “man” and “wulf” means “wolf.” “Lycan” is a word that has come from “lycanthropy,” which comes from Greek “lykánthropos.”

“Lycanthropy” is also a term that has a modern reference to mental illness. It is a mental illness in which a person believes that he or she has been transformed into an animal. Such persons behave like an animal.

Summary:

1.In a werewolf, the transformation to wolf takes place on a full moon day, and they cannot restrict the transformation. 2.In a lycan, the transformation to wolf can take place at any time and in any place.
3.Werewolves, which have their origin in English folklore, are human beings that have been changed into humanoid wolves whereas lycans are humanoid wolves.
4.Unlike the werewolf, lycans are said to be smarter. When compared to a werewolf, a lycan is a bit more muscular.
5.To kill a lycan, one should have to sever the spine from its body. They cannot be killed using silver. On the other hand, a werewolf can be killed with silver objects piercing them into the head or the heart.
6.“Lycanthropy” is also a term that has a modern reference to mental illness.

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26 Comments

  1. Thank you for the clarification on the diffarence between a lycan and a werewolf.

  2. thank you I know the similarities and differentiate of lycans and werwolf

  3. Is there a picture of them side by side to get a better understanding

  4. Actually werewolves are real because scientist have discovers humans who have wolf like characteristics

  5. Where thus the werewolves and Lycans origin and came from? how did they discover it?

  6. Who came here because of mystreet

  7. Really as I know in folklore lycanthroles and werewolves are the same thing. Where did you take these informations from?

  8. there is no difference. just racist wolf hunters trying to pitting packs against each other by creating labels. humans have been doing it to each other for time eternal. leave us wolves out of your petty human arguments.

  9. you humans a your need to categorize everything. there is no difference between the two. just hunters who think they can devide packs by applying different labels to pit them against each other. leave wolves out of your self destructive need to label everything.

  10. Werewolves are more stronger and more bigger than lycans..

  11. In the original legend werewolves once bitten never take human form again and the person the once where is erased where as the lycan where born of werewolves but can shift back and when shifted their human personality remains that is the difference between the two between and lycan are immortal where werewolves are not and the lycan breed have free-will

  12. Do you know what erasthai means?

  13. Do you know what erasthai means? I keep seeing it

  14. Some of this is on… but most of it isn’t.. werewolf and lycans are just about the same thing. It’s kinda like comparing a “golden delicious apple” and a “granny Smith” apple. They are both the same fruit, but different flavors. A werewolf and a lycan are both wolf people with small differences. Lycans are a but smaller and not as strong, but more agile and much more intelligent. Not sure who wrote this article, but they got some bunk information thats forsure.

  15. There’s no difference what so ever.
    Some werewolves can turn when ever they want and some only on a full moon.
    I find that (lycan) I just another name

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