I have selected the myth of Lycaon, the first werewolf, which is an ancient Greek tale. This is the story:
Lycaon was the cruel king of Arcadia, son of Pelasgus and Meliboea, who tested Zeus by serving him a dish of a slaughtered and dismembered child in order to see whether Zeus was truly omniscient. In his quest to test Zeus' immortality Lycaon attempted to murder the god while he slept.[1] In return for these gruesome deeds Zeus transformed Lycaon into the form of a wolf, and killed Lycaon's fifty sons by lightning bolts, except possibly Nyctimus, who was then the slaughtered child, and instead became restored to life.
From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaon_(Arcadia)
I have selected this tale because I like wolfs a lot and also the aspect of the 12 Olympia Gods particulary Zeus. I will progress to analyse & decode it.
Lycaon was the cruel king of Arcadia, son of Pelasgus and Meliboea, who tested Zeus by serving him a dish of a slaughtered and dismembered child in order to see whether Zeus was truly omniscient. In his quest to test Zeus' immortality Lycaon attempted to murder the god while he slept.[1] In return for these gruesome deeds Zeus transformed Lycaon into the form of a wolf, and killed Lycaon's fifty sons by lightning bolts, except possibly Nyctimus, who was then the slaughtered child, and instead became restored to life.
From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaon_(Arcadia)
I have selected this tale because I like wolfs a lot and also the aspect of the 12 Olympia Gods particulary Zeus. I will progress to analyse & decode it.