importance in the cultures and religions of many nomadic peoples, such as those of the Eurasian steppe and North American Plains. Wolves have sometimes...

Augenbrand Beast of Bodmin Moor Devil Dog Dogs in religion Fenrir Qiqirn Warg Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology Simpson & Roud 2003, p. 25. Westwood &...

List of wolves Grey wolf (mythology) Tiele people, whose progenitors were a gray he-wolf and a Xiongnu princess She-wolf (Roman mythology), a similar...

and abuse the wolf until it returns to its savage ways. Christian mysticism Christianization Order of Friars Minor Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology...

Tsunayoshi (the "Dog Shōgun") Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology Following the questions about animals' interaction with religion, Aaron Gross highlighted...

preserved in folklore. It was also thought that the ancient religion, forgotten during 700 years of oppression, could be reconstructed. However, folklore sources...

across their backs. When in such a pose, wolves are referred to as being ravissant. Wolves are also common in German heraldry. The town of Passau (Bavaria)...

and national symbol in Turkic, Mongolian, and Altaic mythology. In Turkish it is known as Bozkurt (Boskord, Pusgurt, Gökkurt, Gökbörü, Kökbörü). In Mongolian...

This is a list of giants and giantesses from mythology and folklore; it does not include giants from modern fantasy fiction or role-playing games (for...

ancient times and is one of the most recognizable icons of ancient mythology. There is evidence that the wolf held a special place in the world of the...

common elements with the Roman cult of Lupercalia and the Faliscan cult of the Hirpi Sorani ("wolves of Soranus", from Sabine: hirpus, lit. 'wolf'). Zavaroni...

rescued alive from the belly of Lamia, an ogress in classical mythology. The dialogue between the wolf and Little Red Riding Hood has analogies to the Norse...

wins, he reflected for a moment and replied, 'The one I feed the most.'" Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology "Which wolf are you feeding? - Salisbury...

bagpiper chased up a tree by wolves who fends them off with the sound of his instrument, the buna or sac de gemecs of Catalonia. In the tale, the people of...

since much earlier. Japan portal Dogs in religion Inugami Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology Yama-inu (also see the Japanese wolf). Evans Lansing,...

to the Chechen people in a poetic or metaphoric sense, e.g. as being "free and equal like wolves", or representing "courage and tenacity", compared to...

Hirpi Sorani ("wolves of Soranus", from Sabine hirpus "wolf"), who practiced at Mt. Soracte, 45 km (28 mi) north of Rome, had elements in common with the...

suckling Romulus and Remus has been a symbol of Rome since ancient times, and one of the most recognizable icons of ancient mythology. The sculpture has...

settled in for the night. He fell soundly asleep and dreamed of a huge Iron Wolf standing on top a hill and howling as strong and loud as a hundred wolves. Upon...

210 in the Perry Index. From it is derived the English idiom "to cry wolf", defined as "to give a false alarm" in Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable...

(what was the hurry?). MacQueen lifted his plaid and produced the severed head of the wolf, tossing it in the middle of the surprised circle. MacQueen described...

Firebird and the Gray Wolf" (Russian: Сказка об Иване-царевиче, жар-птице и о сером волке) is a Russian fairy tale collected by Alexander Afanasyev in Russian...

early mythologies by rationalising myths and legends of the Greek Heroic Age into a pseudo-historical tradition of prehistoric times; this was in part...

crested helmets in battle. Swine played a central role in Germanic paganism, featuring in both mythology and religious practice, particularly in association...

In Inuit folklore, the kăk-whăn’-û-ghăt kǐg-û-lu’-nǐk or akh’lut is an orca-like composite animal that takes the form of a wolf when on land, and is sometimes...

have been inspired by Vancouver coastal sea wolves, which are found in the Great Bear Rainforest and in northern Vancouver Island, within the Pacific...

(zodiac) Dog in Chinese mythology Dogs in religion Gwyllgi Gytrash Hellhound Inugami Moddey Dhoo Warg Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology Yama-Inu...

creatures from mythology, folklore and fairy tales is sorted by their classification or affiliation. Creatures from modern fantasy fiction and role-playing...

According to Inuit mythology Amaguq is a trickster and wolf spirit, able to shape-shift. Amaguq is the Iñupiaq word for wolf. Amarok (wolf) Byghan, Yowann...

The mythologies in present-day France encompass the mythology of the Gauls, Franks, Normans, Bretons, and other peoples living in France, those ancient...