In Norse mythology, a vargr (anglicised as warg) is a wolf, especially the wolf Fenrir that destroyed the god Odin in the battle of Ragnarök, and the wolves Sköll and Hati, Fenrir's children, who perpetually chase the Sun and Moon.
In Norse mythology, Geri and Freki are two wolves which are said to accompany the god Odin.
According to Pausanias, Lycaon was instantly transformed into a wolf after sacrificing a child on the altar of Zeus and sprinkling the blood on the altar.
In Wolf's Curse by Kelley Armstrong, a demon claiming to be Marchosias appears with her hell beasts and she claims to be the creator of werewolves. This is said by a werewolf to be one of many legends as to their creation and that he doesn't know or care if the demon is actually Marochosias.
The Wolf Demon; or, the Queen of the Kanawha features a mysterious nocturnal creature with the body of a wolf and the face of a human. At the beginning of the story, this "wolf demon" has been murdering Shawnee warriors with a tomahawk, leaving a red arrow carved into their chests.
In Roman mythology wolves are mainly associated to Mars, god of war and agriculture. The Capitoline Wolf nurses Romulus and Remus, sons of Mars and future founders of Rome.
Fenrir is the great wolf in Norse Mythology who breaks free from his chains at Ragnarök, the twilight of the gods, kills Odin, and is then killed by Odin's son Vidarr.
Another Greek god is Apollo Lykaios, "Apollo Wolf", or "Apollo Lord of the Wolves" (see below).
Also like Prometheus, Loki is considered a god of fire. With the female giant Angerboda (Angrboda: “Distress Bringer”), Loki produced the progeny Hel, the goddess of death; Jörmungand, the serpent that surrounds the world; and Fenrir (Fenrisúlfr), the wolf.
Fenrir was a great monster in Norse mythology. Also known as the Fenris Wolf, Norse mythology holds that Fenrir was a gigantic wolf born of the trickster-god Loki and his giantess wife, Angrboda.
God of War: Ragnarök
One of the notable Wolves in Midgard are Svanna, Speki, and Fenrir, also Skoll and Hati. Another wolf variant are called Iron Wolves are native in Jötunheim.
The Irish words for wolf are Mac Tíre ("son of the land"), Faoil and Cú Allaidh ("wild dog"), and association with human transformation linger.
Old English wulf "wolf, wolfish person, devil," from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz (source also of Old Saxon wulf, Old Norse ulfr, Old Frisian, Dutch, Old High German, German wolf, Gothic wulfs), from PIE root *wlkwo- "wolf" (source also of Sanskrit vrkas, Avestan vehrka-; Albanian ul'k; Old Church Slavonic vluku; Russian ...
The old Irish name for Wolf is Fael or Faelcu.
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.”
In chapter 50 of Gylfaginning, to punish Loki for his crimes, the Æsir turn his son Váli into a wolf and he dismembers his brother, "Nari or Narfi", whose entrails are then used to bind their father.
Ultima. This rank is higher than either the Alpha or Luna ranks. They are the strongest wolf in the pack and very dangerous. When angered, their eyes turn red and they can sometimes go insane with anger or even kill instantly if they so desire.
According to tradition, in 753 B.C. Romulus and his twin brother, Remus, found Rome on the site where they were suckled by a she-wolf as orphaned infants. As the legend goes, Romulus killed Remus in a fit of anger and became the first ruler of Rome.
In the Roman foundation myth, a she-wolf (lupa in Italian) was an Italian wolf who nursed and sheltered the twins Romulus and Remus after they were abandoned in the wild by decree of King Amulius of Alba Longa.
Fenrir (Old Norse 'fen-dweller') or Fenrisúlfr (Old Norse "Fenrir's wolf", often translated "Fenris-wolf"), also referred to as Hróðvitnir (Old Norse "fame-wolf") and Vánagandr (Old Norse 'monster of the [River] Ván'), is a wolf in Norse mythology.
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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.
According to the legend, Lycaon, the son of Pelasgus, angered the god Zeus when he served him a meal made from the remains of a sacrificed boy. As punishment, the enraged Zeus turned Lycaon and his sons into wolves. Werewolves also emerged in early Nordic folklore.