Theriomorphism is the supposed ability to become between animal and human (totally or partially), which appears in myths and legends, but also in shamanism, where not physical characteristics are acquired but animal abilities. The word has Greek origins by 952; 951; 961; 953; 959; 957; ( therion "beast, wild animal" ) 956; 959; 961; 966; 951; ( morphe "figure, form" ) the suffix -ism . See anthropomorphism, therianthropy, lycanthrope, vampire.
