Wolves in Folklore, Religion and Mythology
19 entries in the Wolves in Folklore, Religion and Mythology compendium.
Wolves in folklore, religion and mythologyThe wolf appears across Eurasian and North American mythologies as symbol, ancestor, and guardian.Amarok (wolf)A solitary giant wolf of Inuit legend.Beasts of battleA poetic trope of wolf, raven, and eagle feasting on battle dead.Saint BlaisePhysician, bishop, and martyr invoked against throat ailments.Dolon (mythology)Trojan spy captured and killed by Diomedes and Odysseus.El buner d'OrdinoAn Andorran folktale of a piper who outplays wolves.GonakadetA Tlingit sea monster whose sighting brings wealth and luck.Wolf of GubbioA wolf tamed by Francis of Assisi in Umbrian legend.GwydionWelsh mythological magician and shape-shifter.Wolves in heraldryThe wolf as a heraldic symbol of nobility and perseverance.Saint HervéBreton saint accompanied by a domesticated wolf.Iron Wolf (character)Mythical wolf from the founding legend of Vilnius.LupercaliaAncient Roman pastoral festival of purification and fertility.MacQueen of FindhornLegendary deer stalker who killed Scotland's last wolf in 1743.MarchosiasA wolf-winged Marquis of Hell commanding thirty legions.Mobile Wolf WomanA wolf-bodied, woman-headed creature reported in Mobile, Alabama.Names of GeorgiaThe country's names derive from an ancient word for wolf.She-wolf (Roman mythology)She-wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in Roman myth.Tsarevitch Ivan, the Firebird and the Gray WolfA Russian fairy tale of a prince, a firebird, and a helpful wolf.
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