Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Where did the concept of the werewolf originate from? Why did they always turn in to wolves? Daniel Ogden, the author of the book The Werewolf in the Ancient World (worldhistory.org/books/0198854315/) will be answering these questions and much more, along with telling us some of his favourite werewolf stories from Ancient Greece and Rome! The werewolf has a long and continuous history that can be traced back to the ancient world, at least as far back as Herodotus! 




Get the book: worldhistory.org/books/0198854315




This podcast was produced by World History Encyclopedia (worldhistory.org (https://www.worldhistory.org) ). It was first published in 2021 as a video interview on our YouTube channel.




The music used in this recording is the intellectual copyright of Michael Levy, a prolific composer for the recreated lyres of antiquity, and used with the creator's permission. Michael Levy's music is available to stream at all the major digital music platforms. Find out more on:




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