therianthrope

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any mythical being which is part human, part animal.
    — Among the depictions are a black rhinoceros, the body of an antelope covered by a red line, two white animals with black stripes that may be zebras, and a therianthrope. The therianthrope (Figure 9.11) appears to have a feline body with human hind legs that may have been added after the original legs had faded somewhat (Wendt 1974:27).
  2. Someone who identifies as a nonhuman animal.
    — Identifying as a therianthrope, Alex felt a deep, instinctive connection to wolves that shaped their sense of self and community.

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Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-der.
Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰḗr
Ancient Greek θήρ (thḗr)
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)?
Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon)
Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon)
Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos)
English therianthrope
From Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon, “wild beast”) + ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man”).
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