Druid

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“Druid” in Gaelic means “Wise Oak”.

Within the Mythology of Teen Wolf, Druids act as advisors, emissaries, to the werewolf packs.

This connection formed in ancient Greece after King Lycaon and his sons were turned into wolves by the god Zeus.

The Druids had shapeshifting abilities and, while they could not undo the curse, they taught Lycaon how to shift back and forth between human and wolf.

Season 3
While investigating a series of “Threefold Death” murders, Stiles Stilinski finds similarities to ancient druid rituals. Dr. Deaton explains that the killer is NOT a Druid but is simply copying the centuries old practices of a people who should have known better. He later says the killer is a Darach. (read more…)

At some point in the past, Gerard and Chris Argent discover a Druid Nemeton, sacred space, dominated by a large tree with a fivefold knot drawn on its trunk. Blood on the tree is attributed to sacrifice. Chris explains that druids picked a large, older tree in a grove to represent the center of the world. Damaging the “world tree” would bring severe problems like fires, plagues, strife, “death and destruction” to nearby villages. (read more…)

Known Druids
Dr. Deaton – Emissary to The Hale Family

Ms. Morrell- Emissary to The Alpha Pack