Assertion: werewolf's lycanthropy | /r/HasProperty | metaphor
Facets:
value: often
type: DEGREE
value: in these stories
type: LOCATION
value: for any contagious disease
type: PURPOSE
value: in some depictions
type: LOCATION
value: for menstruation
type: PURPOSE
value: similarly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Similarly, in some depictions, lycanthropy is a metaphor for menstruation.
text: Because of its typical transmission through biting and frequently fatal outcome, lycanthropy can also be a metaphor for any contagious disease, particularly those that are transmitted sexually.
text: Today's fictional werewolves grow primarily from folk tales, and in these stories, lycanthropy is often a metaphor.