In the Shinto belief, the ōkami ("wolf") is regarded as a messenger of the kami spirits and also offers protection against crop raiders such as the wild boar and deer. Wild animals were associated with the mountain spirit Yama-no-kami.
Aristotle's Lyceum, or "wolf place", was so-named because it stood close to a temple dedicated to the wolf-god Apollo, who was also the god of knowledge.
Wolf yōkai (妖狼, Yōrō, "demon wolves") are demons who resemble wolves. The ones that have a humanoid appearance have fangs and pointed ears, and the ones that aren't humanoid look like wolves slightly larger than the regular wolf, and have the ability to speak.
In Japanese folklore, there is a famous belief called the “escort wolf,” whereby a wolf shadows a person walking alone in the forest at night until he reaches home safely.
Hakken are Japanese werewolves and despite their supernatural nature they are not considered Yōkai. Though they are often depicted as being divine spirits by the Japanese.
"Ookami", the Japanese word for "Great God", is a homonym with a word that means "wolf".
In Japanese folklore, kitsune (狐, きつね, IPA: [kʲi̥t͡sɯne̞] ( listen)) are foxes that possess paranormal abilities that increase as they get older and wiser. According to yōkai folklore, all foxes have the ability to shapeshift into human form.
Amaterasu (Japanese: アマテラス), also known as Ōkami Amaterasu (大神天照), is a fictional character from Capcom's video game Ōkami. She is a white wolf based on the Japanese goddess, Amaterasu (天照大御神, Amaterasu-ōmikami), in Japanese mythology.
Demon Wolves are a pack of werewolves who are all the children of a Primordial Werewolf, These specific wolves are a terror because of they are faster, stronger, more rabid and who hesitate to kill somebody, with Theseus in the pack that makes them intelligent and better.
The Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax) is a smaller subspecies of grey wolf distinctly known for its small, border collie–like stature, Science's David Grimm reports. The canids were endemic to Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū in the Japanese archipelago and were revered as a guardian of farmers and travelers.
The Blood of Wolves (Japanese: 孤狼の血, Hepburn: Korō no Chi) is a 2018 Japanese crime yakuza film directed by Kazuya Shiraishi, starring Koji Yakusho and Tori Matsuzaka. The 2021 film Last of The Wolves was released as a sequel to this film.
Dragonwolf (Japanese name: ドラゴンウルフ Doragonurufu) is an Eklipse Monsuno.
The most popular depiction of Raiju is as a wolf. Either a blue and white wolf, a wolf surrounded by bolts of lightning or a wolf made entirely out of lightning, with a howl like the rumble of thunder.
In Norse mythology, Geri and Freki are two wolves which are said to accompany the god Odin. They are attested in the Poetic Edda, a collection of epic poetry compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, in the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in the poetry of skalds.
What does omega wolf mean? An omega wolf or male can refer to an independent man who succeeds outside of social hierarchies. It can also refer to a weak, unsuccessful “loser.”
At the time of his death, Nebuchadnezzar was the most powerful ruler in the known world. He is regarded as the first–and probably only–biblical werewolf.
Ibn Mardanīsh (r. 1147-72), known as the Wolf King, complicates narratives of religious enmity and of al-Andalus' distinct culture.
Fenrir, also called Fenrisúlfr, monstrous wolf of Norse mythology. He was the son of the demoniac god Loki and a giantess, Angerboda.
Kōga is the young leader of the Wolf-Demon clan. He has complete trust in his comrades, and will always protect his pack regardless of the danger he faces on the front-lines. He will punish anyone that hurts his pack, regardless of who they are.
Okami (淤加美神, Okami-no-kami) in the Kojiki, or in the Nihon Shoki: Kuraokami (闇龗) or Okami (龗), is a legendary Japanese dragon and Shinto deity of rain and snow. In Japanese mythology, the sibling progenitors Izanagi and Izanami gave birth to the islands and gods of Japan.
kitsune, trickster foxes from traditional Japanese folklore. They are a type of yōkai, a class of supernatural creatures with godlike powers, often equated to the English ghoul or demon. Kitsune are noted for their paranormal abilities, particularly metamorphosis. As they age, these abilities can become more powerful.
Inari Ōkami (Japanese: 稲荷大神), also called Ō-Inari (大稲荷), is the Japanese kami of foxes, fertility, rice, tea and sake, of agriculture and industry, of general prosperity and worldly success, and one of the principal kami of Shinto.
In Japanese mythology, there are said to be 13 types of kitsune, which correspond to different elements—celestial, wind, spirit, darkness, fire, earth, river, ocean, forest, mountain, thunder, sound, and time. Broadly, they can also be broken into two groups—zenko, or good, and nogitsune, or bad.
As the number of tails indicates the level of wisdom and magical prowess, the nine-tailed fox is considered especially powerful. Tamamo-no-Mae is one such nine-tailed fox, or Kyubi no kitsune, of particular note.
Kira soon discovers that she, too, is a Kitsune— specifically a Thunder Kitsune, one with control over both electricity and foxfire— when her supernatural abilities began to manifest just before their move.