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  2. Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. List of legendary creatures by type - Wikipedia

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    Amarok- (Inuit) Giant wolf which hunts solitarily. Anubis – jackal-headed god associated with mummification and the afterlife (Egypt) Aralez- (Armenia) Winged dogs that descend from heaven and resurrect fallen warriors by licking their wounds. Asena (Altai/ Turkish) She wolf impregnated by mythical founder of a tribe called the Golturks. They ...

  4. List of hybrid creatures in folklore - Wikipedia

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    Beast (Beauty and the Beast) - The Beast, from the Disney movie Beauty and the Beast, has the head structure and horns of a buffalo, the arms and body of a bear, the eyebrows of a gorilla, the jaws, teeth, and mane of a lion, and the legs and tail of a wolf. He also bears resemblance to mythical monsters like the Minotaur or a werewolf.

  5. Raijū - Wikipedia

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    A raijū's body is composed of (or wrapped in) lightning and commonly conceived of as taking the form of a white-blue wolf or dog, among other such animal forms as a tanuki, leopard, fox, weasel, black or white panther, serow, ferret, marten, tiger, and cat. [1]

  6. Hybrid beasts in folklore - Wikipedia

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    Ethnologist Ivar Lissner theorized that cave paintings of beings combining human and animal features were not physical representations of mythical hybrids, but were instead attempts to depict shamans in the process of acquiring the mental and spiritual attributes of various beasts or power animals. [2]

  7. List of shapeshifters - Wikipedia

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    Kitsune, Huli Jing, hồ ly tinh and Kumiho (fox) Kawauso (river otter) Kushtaka (otter) Lady White Snake, Ichchhadhari Nag and Yuxa (snake) Pipa Jing (jade pipa) Selkie (seal) Tanuki (racoon dog) Mujina (badger) Toyotama-hime (crocodile or shark) Tsuru Nyōbō (crane) Kaeru Nyōbō (frog) Hamaguri Nyōbō (clam) Tako Nyōbō (octopus)

  8. Enfield (heraldry) - Wikipedia

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    When Tadhg Mor fell this mythical beast issued from the nearby sea to protect the dead body of the chief until it was retrieved for proper burial by his kinsmen. The animal is sculptured on many old ( c. 1375 –1650) tombstones of the O'Kelly family in the Abbey of Kilconnell (founded ca. 1353 by King William Buidhe Ó Cellaigh ), and in the ...

  9. List of fictional wolves - Wikipedia

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    Star Fox 64: N64: Trained at the Cornerian Flight Academy with Fox McCloud, elected commander of the Husky and Bulldog squadrons of Corneria. Blaidd Elden Ring: PC, PS5, Xbox: A warrior who is half man and half wolf. Blanca Shadow Hearts 2: PS2: A white wolf as one of the early party members and has a special Wolf Bout mini-game. Blizzard ...