Wolf In Greek Myths

A wolf has always been an important part of the Slavic mythology and folklore. It is involved in many of their rituals; a wolf is also believed to be a totem animal of the ancient Slavs. Wolves were considered travellers between the world of the dead and the real world. (CT 15) Moreover, in Slavic mythology they are closely related to werewolves and vampires. It may not be straightforward right away, but there are a number of similar ideas that can be found in the Slavic perception of a wolf and Tyler, the Creator’s music.
Tyler, the Creator is an American rapper, who released a trilogy of albums called ‘Bastard’, ‘Goblin’, and ‘Wolf’. He is the leader of a hip-hop collective called OFWGKTA, which is short for “Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them …show more content…
Particularly interesting is the song “Transylvania” of the album “Goblin”. Throughout the song Tyler compares himself with a vampire. Not surprisingly, he also mentions raping women in this song as well as lyrics like: “The only motherfucking Wolf here, I spit venom” or “Bite her in her fucking neck, bite her in her fucking neck/ Bottom of the fucking lake, bottom of the fucking lake/ Call my gang of wolves and bats, call my gang of wolves and bats/ It's a full moon tonight and these hoes ain't acting right”. Tyler raps about being a wolf, which spits venom, which is a wolf combined with a vampire. This combination almost perfectly fits the description of the Slavic werewolf. As I mentioned earlier, werewolves would often have “relations” with their widows, and Tyler talks about rape on the same song. With this song Tyler connects two aspects of the Slavic wolf: he is an undead vampire-like creature, and he is killing and raping people, therefore being a “menace to