Talk:Therianthropy

False Info

this article is actually explaining lycanthropy, known to be lycanthropes. Lycanthropes believe they can shapeshift into animals, therians do not and are aware that they are human. Lycanthropy is known to be a mental illness, therian is a belief that actually doesn’t have to do with religion, as far as i know. I wish i could edit this but unfortunately not, somebody else please research and fix it!! Sillycatt (talk) 18:24, 10 February 2025 (UTC)

Thank you Sillycatt for the info as a therian it isn't tied to religion in any way a ton of people think it is tho (it's not!) Sunstride the Cheetah (talk) 15:16, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

HOW AND WHO?!

How could you relate such to Lycanthropy?Us Therians are fully aware that we are human and only have connection to that animal,like past lives,does the theta-delta relate to lycanthropes?No!the theta-delta is the symbol for Therians!Look at wikitionary,they understand it,the term Otherkin is an umbrella term for Therian,otherkins identify as mystical creatures!I am a fictionkin Therian and I know that.us Therians do not generally think we are Animals,we know we are human!and furrys and Therians are two different things,furrys are interested in that animal and Therians have a connection,we ain’t like furrys ya’ll,sure,we have shifts and all that,but we aren’t fools!(no offense to the Lycanthropes)Therianthropy is connected to religion,Therians have been around for 1000’s of years now! Applethetherian12 (talk) 07:43, 9 June 2025 (UTC)

Please switch to discussing this page, which is a WP:disambiguation. There is no need to express your opinion about therians or trying to change someone else's here. We are writing an encyclopedia, that is, simply retelling what the WP:RS are saying. So, the constructive way forward is to bring into this discussion a good source (a research article or a book from a reputable publisher) that confirms what you are trying to convey here. Викидим (talk) 18:27, 9 June 2025 (UTC)

I beg your pardon?im saying the truth,I’m not trying to change opinions here Applethetherian12 (talk) 22:55, 9 June 2025 (UTC)

We are writing an encyclopedia here, not searching for the WP:TRUTH. We leave the domain of WP:Truth to researchers (the ones that have studied the subject professionally), which we here are not. Researchers write books and articles, and we retell their stories here in a readable format. That's it. If there is no book stating what one knows is true, there is no way to fix it here, one has to first publish their version of truth (so called "original research") in a research journal. Doing the WP:OR inside Wikipedia is explicitly prohibited. Викидим (talk) 22:59, 9 June 2025 (UTC)

I know what we are doing,I’m just pointing out facts,so everyone knows Applethetherian12 (talk) 01:28, 11 June 2025 (UTC)

For us here, facts are what WP:RS say. So, to help us with facts, it makes sense to point to high-quality research articles. Викидим (talk) 03:57, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

Did you have a typo? Because Therianthropy is NOT tied to religion in any way, as a therian myself i know its not a religion Sunstride the Cheetah (talk) 23:15, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

The anthropologists say, similar to shamanism. This is what the article says (and should say). Викидим (talk) 03:55, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

As a therian myself

As a therian myself this article is more related to lycanthropy which i won't be getting into detail about it but anyway being a therian is different for everyone so some therians are physical meanwhile others are spiritual and others are mental so being a therian isn't a religion or being a furry we are different and that's ok because we don't cause harm to others and we are everywhere if you look! Sunstride the Cheetah (talk) 23:43, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

Also quadrobics and gear doesn't equal therianthropy! Sunstride the Cheetah (talk) 01:28, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

I completely agree with everything everyone is saying, being Therian does absolutely not mean quads/gear, do not mistake us for Lycanthropes, please fix this Wikipedia. ~2026-12971-63 (talk) 20:20, 27 February 2026 (UTC)

The original definition for the term "therianthropy" is about shapeshifting/lycanthropy, not the modern definition. ~2026-12971-63, no combination of quadrobics/gear/lycanthropy is ever correlated to the therian community. 🫀 Crash // Organhaver ( it / he | talk to me, maybe? ) 01:37, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

Proposed merge of Therian into Therianthropy (disambiguation)

Proposed merge of Therian into Therianthropy (disambiguation) – Redundant. Abesca (talk) 00:46, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

Note: WikiProject Disambiguation, WikiProject Mythology, WikiProject Skepticism, WikiProject Animals, WikiProject Transhumanism, WikiProject Animal rights, WikiProject Spirituality, WikiProject Sociology, and WikiProject Anthropology have been notified of this discussion. Abesca (talk) 00:49, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

I think that Therians the real animals do not have any "anthropy" in them, so putting them together with humans does not seem to be correct. Perhaps a pruning of both entries would eliminate the duplication? Викидим (talk) 04:27, 28 February 2026 (UTC)

Support - Merge the two pages and name it Therian; therian could be seen as short for therianthropy, which would make the term include all of Therianthropy while also solving the issue that the subclass of mammals and genus of moths both cannot be placed under the name therianthropy. I agree that these two pages are redundant. Shadestar474 (they/he) ^(talk) 00:34, 8 March 2026 (UTC)

I agree with staying at the title Therian, per WP:DABCOMBINE. Abesca (talk) 01:58, 10 March 2026 (UTC)

Oppose: The structure is better as it is currently, the principle problem being that 'a member of the mammalian subclass Theria' is so different from 'shapeshifting' that a merge startle and mislead readers. Klbrain (talk) 14:12, 5 April 2026 (UTC)

Why not just redirect Therian to Theria, and then put a hatnote there linking to Therianthropy? Occidental𓍝Phantasmagoria [T/C] 17:32, 19 May 2026 (UTC)