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    importance in the cultures and religions of many nomadic peoples, such as those of the Eurasian steppe and North American Plains. Wolves have sometimes...
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  • Tsunayoshi (the "Dog Shōgun") Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology Following the questions about animals' interaction with religion, Aaron Gross highlighted...
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    is a sacred animal and national symbol in Turkic mythology. The wolf Ashina (Kökböri) is part of the origin story of all Turkic and Mongolian tribes. The...
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    Raijū (section Mythology)
    Dogs in religion Inugami Yama-Inu (also see the Japanese wolf). The 'Thunder Card', from CardCaptor Sakura. Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology Evans...
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    Berserker (category Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology)
    were captured by the Romans and displayed in the armilustrium in Rome. Frenzy warriors wearing the skins of wolves called ulfheðnar ("wolf-skin-ers" or possibly...
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  • triumphs? Wise Man: The one you laugh with most. Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology "Which wolf are you feeding? - Salisbury Post". 14 December...
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    Little Red Riding Hood (category Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology)
    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...
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    Asena (category Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology)
    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...
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    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)...
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    Anubis (category Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology)
    ISBN 978-90-04-04917-8. Media related to Anubis at Wikimedia Commons The dictionary definition of Anubis at Wiktionary Portals: Ancient Egypt Mythology Religion...
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    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 &...
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  • Akhlut (category Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology)
    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...
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    Wolf of Gubbio (category Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology)
    Order of Friars Minor Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology Wikimedia Commons has media related to Francis of Assisi and the Wolf of Gubbio. Hudleston...
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    Homo homini lupus (category Metaphors referring to wolves)
    List of Latin phrases Wolf in sheep's clothing Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology Homo homini lupus, National Gallery in Prague, 1901 Titus Maccius...
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    Lupercalia (category Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology)
    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...
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  • Gonakadet (category Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology)
    have been inspired by Vancouver coastal sea wolves, which are found in the Great Bear Rainforest and in northern Vancouver Island, within the Pacific...
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  • preserved in folklore. It was also thought that the ancient religion, forgotten during 700 years of oppression, could be reconstructed. However, folklore sources...
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    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...
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  • Calu (category Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology)
    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...
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  • Amarok (wolf) (category Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology)
    gigantic wolf in Inuit religion, said to stalk and devour any person foolish enough to hunt alone at night. Unlike wolves who hunt in packs, amaroks...
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  • 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...
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    Wolf and the Seven Young Goats" (German: Der Wolf und die sieben jungen Geißlein) is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm and published in Grimm's...
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    Scandinavia, and into the Nordic folklore of the modern period. The northernmost extension of Germanic mythology and stemming from Proto-Germanic folklore, Norse...
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    Iron Wolf (character) (category Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology)
    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...
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  • Chechen wolf (category Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology)
    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...
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    Capitoline Wolf (category Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology)
    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...
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    Marchosias (category Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology)
    size and intelligence. In Myriad Colors Phantom World, Marchosias is a phantom that the main character summons to combat other phantoms. Religion portal...
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  • The mythologies in present-day France encompass the mythology of the Gauls, Franks, Normans, Bretons, and other peoples living in France, those ancient...
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    Wolf of Ansbach (category Individual wolves)
    Kobell and other writers wrote poems about the wolf and its actions. List of wolf attacks List of wolves Wolf hunting Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology...
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    manuscript found in Dunhuang, is one of the most important sources for the recovery and study of Turkic mythology and religion. The book is written in Old Turkic...
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