Lycaon was a king of Arcadia who was visited by Zeus disguised as a peasant. To test Zeus’

Lycaon was a king of Arcadia who was visited by Zeus disguised as a peasant. To test Zeus’ divinity, Lycaon offered him a meal of human flesh. Angered by his attempt to deceive him, Zeus transformed Lycaon into a wolf. The myth is considered the origin of Lycanthropy.