The history of the werewolf is that you get bitten by a werewolf and all of a sudden everything changes, you can see, hear, and smell things that you wouldn't normally be able to see, hear, or smell. This is actually a disease, it's called lycanthropy. When you have lycanthropy, all the above happens to you, or atleast you think they are. Werewolves have been said to be around for hundreds of years. As the story is told in most tall-tales, werewolves are strongest during the full moon. All of the werewolves' abilities become stronger, including strength. The word lycanthropy comes from the Greek word, λυκάνθρωπος lykànthropos, meaning "werewolf".