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Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology. The wolf is a common motif in the foundational mythologies and cosmologies of peoples throughout Eurasia and North America (corresponding to the historical extent of the habitat of the gray wolf), and also plays a role in ancient European cultures. The modern trope of the Big Bad Wolf arises from ...
List of valkyrie names. "Walkyrien" (1905) by Emil Doepler. In Norse mythology, a valkyrie (from Old Norse valkyrja "chooser of the fallen") is one of a host of female figures who decide who will die in battle. Selecting among half of those who die in battle (the other half go to the goddess Freyja 's afterlife field Fólkvangr), the valkyries ...
Caladrius (Roman) – white bird with healing powers. Chalkydri (Jewish) – heavenly creatures of the Sun. Chamrosh (Persian mythology) – body of a dog, head & wings of a bird. Cinnamon bird (Greek) – greek myth of an arabian bird that builds nests out of cinnamon. Devil Bird (Sri Lankan) – shrieks predicting death.
Asena. Asena is the name of a she- wolf associated with the Gokturk foundation myth. [1] The ancestress of the Göktürks is a she-wolf, mentioned yet unnamed in two different "Wolf Tales". [2] The legend of Asena tells of a young boy who survived a battle; a female wolf finds the injured child and nurses him back to health.
Mythic humanoids are legendary, folkloric, or mythological creatures that are part human, or that resemble humans through appearance or character. Each culture has different mythical creatures that come from many different origins, and many of these creatures are humanoids. They are often able to talk and in many stories they guide the hero on ...
Hamish: a gnaw wolf In the MacDuncan clan. He is friends with Coryn, and becomes the new Fengo when Coryn returns the Ember of Hoole. In the Wolves of the Beyond series, Hamish has been revealed to have died sometime after the owl war. Brygdylla: a female dire wolf who appeared with Dunleavy MacHeath when he returned.
A bio-engineered wolf Alberto Lupo Alberto: A blue wolf who is a resident of the McKenzie farm. Alberto pursues his relationship with Martha, whilst being antagonised by the sheepdog Moses. Lufsig: The Princess and the Happiness: Legoshi: Beastars: The protagonist, a gray wolf, who falls in love with a rabbit. Lupo Fix und Foxi
Lamashtu. Lamia (Basque mythology) Lauma. Leanan sídhe. Legend of the White Snake. Les Lavandières. Likhoradka. Lilith (Lurianic Kabbalah) List of female monsters in literature.