![]() These werewolves run like the wind and are able to make a journey of many days in just one hour-such that no one can detect their absence from home. The transformation is generally said to be involuntary, but there are alternate versions involving voluntary metamorphosis, where the women can transform at will. ![]() When morning arrives, she reverts to human form and removes her wolfskin. ![]() She wanders only at night, with doors and locks springing open at her approach. ![]() With her better nature overcome, the she-wolf devours each of her own children, then her relatives’ children in order of relationship, and finally the children of strangers. In a typical account, a condemned woman is visited by a wolfskin-toting spirit, who orders her to wear the skin, which causes her to acquire frightful cravings for human flesh soon after. Some tales speak of women who, in consequence of deadly sins, are condemned to spend seven years in wolf form. Often such tales involve Werewolves, roaming at night, snatching children and causing fear. These creatures are known as “Mardagayl” in Armenian. ![]() In old Armenian folklore there are many creatures into which humans and evil spirits can transform by free will or curse. ![]()
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