Aristotle's Lyceum, or "wolf place", was so-named because it stood close to a temple dedicated to the wolf-god
In Roman mythology wolves are mainly associated to Mars, god of war and agriculture.
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.
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.
918-920) Apollo and Artemis were the children of Leto and Zeus. Leto was a goddess primarily worshipped for her representing matrons, and she was a divine protector of the young. She was often associated with the wilderness and wolves, associations which she passed on to her daughter, Artemis.
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.
In the Roman foundation myth, a she-wolf (lupa in Italian) nursed and sheltered the twins Romulus and Remus after they were abandoned in the wild by decree of King Amulius of Alba Longa.
In the Pseudomonarchia Daemonum (1577) of Johann Weyer the demon is called Marchocias and his description is much the same as that given in the Goetia except that his gender when appearing as a wolf is female ("a cruel she wolf") and spewing forth "I cannot tell what" from his mouth.
Lupercus- Roman myth: the wolf god of Shepherds and winter. He protected shepherd flocks from wolves.
Lupa is the immortal Roman wolf goddess who trains Roman demigods in the ways of Rome.
Fenrir, also called Fenrisúlfr, monstrous wolf of Norse mythology. He was the son of the demoniac god Loki and a giantess, Angerboda.
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.”
Apollo liked cows…but he liked music more.
Although his sacred animals were the wolf, the raven and the dolphin, Apollo was also known as the god of cowherds and kept (bright red) sacred cows, the finest cattle in the world.
The prevailing view has long been that wolf packs are socially structured under a strict dominance hierarchy, controlled by an “alpha” male and female pair, with other pack members aligned in a pecking order.
Lycaon, in Greek mythology, a legendary king of Arcadia. Traditionally, he was an impious and cruel king who tried to trick Zeus, the king of the gods, into eating human flesh.
The Greek word for wolf, lykos, also shares the same base lyk- and it seems that this is no accident. Wolves were thought to appear at the break of dawn (lykē) or at twilight, thus the conceptual association.
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.
King Lycaon of Arcadia is a legendary king from Greek mythology. He was turned into a wolf because he (or his sons, depending on the version one is reading) tried to feed Zeus human flesh in an offering.
Among his other functions, Odin was also considered the wolf god – not only because of Geri and Freki but also because he could take the form of a wolf. In this form, he created humans who were able to turn into wolves, the Volsungs.
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.
Deities play a large role in fantasy games in both direct and indirect fashions. Amarok, the Lord Alpha and Mighty Huntress, can add a touch of the wolf to your game. An ancient deity whose worship predates civilization, Amarok is a noble god of leaders and also a goddess of the hunt.
Death, also known as the Wolf, is the overarching antagonist of DreamWorks' 43rd full-length animated film Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, a spin-off of the Shrek franchise. He is the physical embodiment of death who takes the form of a wolf in a black hooded cloak.
She is a white wolf based on the Japanese goddess, Amaterasu (天照大御神, Amaterasu-ōmikami), in Japanese mythology.
The Divine Wolf was originally the leader of the wolf-type sacred beasts that ruled the world of Vilanciel. However, the Divine Wolf is also said to have answered to and sworn loyalty when the Holy Emperor called for its power.