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There are stories of the okuri-inu from the Tōhoku region to Kyushu, but depending on the area it can be a wolf not a dog, and there are numerous differences in its behaviour. It is sometimes also called simply the 'yama-inu' ( 山犬 ) (wild dog, wolf) or the 'ōkami' ( 狼 (wolf).
In demonology, Marchosias is a great and mighty Marquis of Hell, commanding thirty legions of demons. In the Ars Goetia, the first book of The Lesser Key of Solomon (17th century), he is depicted as a wolf with griffin wings and a serpent's tail, spewing fire from his mouth.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 2025. Extinct species of canine mammal For the fictional creature in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, see Direwolf (Game of Thrones). For other uses, see Dire wolf (disambiguation). Dire wolf Temporal range: Late Pleistocene – early Holocene (125,000–9,500 years ago) PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P ...
An old she-wolf with a sky-blue mane named Ashina found the baby and nursed him, then the she-wolf gave birth to half-wolf, half-human cubs, from whom the Turkic people were born. Also in Turkic mythology it is believed that a gray wolf showed the Turks the way out of their legendary homeland Ergenekon , which allowed them to spread and conquer ...
In demonology, sigils are pictorial signatures attributed to demons, angels, or other beings. In the ceremonial magic of the Middle Ages, sigils were used in the summoning of these beings and were the pictorial equivalent to their true name.
Tajikistan, Dashtak and Sipindz Villages, Shughnon District, Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region — A series of wolf attacks injured and killed people in the area. [122] [123] [124] December 30, 2018 Vikesh, 2, male † Predatory India, Hakimpur Village, Sambhal district, Uttar Pradesh — A boy was fatally attacked and taken away by wolves.
Kludde - (Belgium) demon summoned from the ashes of witches taking the form of a black wolf with bat wings, a birds beak and bear claws. Has glowing eyes, shapeshifting abilities and great speed. Orthrus – two headed dog, father/brother of Cerberus (Greek) Penghou – tree spirit that appears like a black dog and tastes like dog-meat (Chinese)
An artistic rendition of two possible appearances of the dire wolf, one based on a North American origin (left) and the other on a South American origin (right) [2] Canis dirus made its appearance in South America in the late Pleistocene, and seems to have been restricted to the north and west coasts.