Hircine and Hagravens, - any connection? Options

[ghastley]

Since Hircine is the Father of Manbeasts, it seems appropriate that he'd have something to do with all the intermediate forms, such as hagravens and harpies

However, the Argonians and Khajiit aren't his, and nor are Winged Twilights, Spider Daedra etc. So what are the "rules", if any? Does it need to be a transformation that can go both ways?

And if not Hircine, then do the hagravens have any Daedric affiliation?

[ghastley]

That's a reasonable divide. Person<->animal is Hircine's job. Permanent "hybrids" aren't.

I read a good short story by Larry Niven where a wizard tries to dispel the magic that sustains a werewolf's form, only to find that this was one of the rare instances of a wolf transforming into a human.

[Callidus Thorn]

That's a reasonable divide. Person<->animal is Hircine's job. Permanent "hybrids" aren't.

Consider also that in Skyrim, Hircine seems to enjoy the hunter becoming the hunted, which fits the lycanthropes he created very well.

I think it's also worth mentioning vampires. Both vampirism and lycanthropy are diseases that can be imbued by the Daedra Lord that created them, gifted from one person to another, or simply inflicted upon a victim. These similarities suggest something of a hallmark of daedric handiwork. Becoming a hagraven on the other hand is a ritual, seemingly setting it apart from other Daedric transformations.