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The first recorded mention of werewolves dates back to 1 AD in Ancient Greece. The ancient Greeks wrote allegories about men who, due to curses or afflictions, turned into wolves. Shapeshifting is called lycanthropy, derived from the Greek words "lykos" (wolf) and "anthropos" (man). One popular story involves King Lycaon, who doubted Zeus' divine powers and tested him by serving him human flesh. As punishment, he was sentenced to the solitary existence of a werewolf, and Mount Lykaion in Greece was named in his honor, meaning "Wolf Mountain."