The wolf as god is above all worshipped under the name of Ooguchi no Magami, 大口真神, the "Large-Mouthed Pure God" (magami まかみ/真神 [Kanji: 'true-god'] is also an archaic version of ōkami, 'wolf'); 大口, ōguchi means 'big mouth').
"Ookami", the Japanese word for "Great God", is a homonym with a word that means "wolf".
For the Ainu (who live on the island of Hokkaido, North Japan), the wolf was an important god, Horkew Kamuy, the "Howling God" (also Horkew Retara Kamuy "White Wolf God" or Horkew Kamuy-dono "Lord Wolf God"; N.B.: kamuy is more or less equal to the Japanese word kami, 'god', 'divine spirit', etc.).
JIES Monograph Number 8. Apollo, the Olympian god of the sun, was well known as the god of music, poetry, light, medicine and truth, but one of his numerous titles was Lycegenes, literally "born of a wolf", and a statue of a wolf adorned his temple at Delphi.
In Japanese folklore, there is the widely recorded belief of the okuriōkami ("escort wolf") that followed someone walking alone through a forest at night until they reach their home without doing them any harm.
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.
Fenrir, also called Fenrisúlfr, monstrous wolf of Norse mythology.
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.
A pack of wolves usually comprises a dominant (alpha) pair; an individual or a couple following in importance, and most likely to replace the current alphas (referred to as the beta pair); next in line, are individuals in the middle ranks, these are followed by one or more wolves of the lowest (omega) rank.
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.
Good kitsune are often thought to be associated with the deity Inari, one of the chief kami (or holy spirit) in Japan's Shintō religion. Inari is primarily known as the protector god of rice cultivation and is said to further prosperity and therefore is worshiped by merchants and farmers.
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.
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.
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.
Appearance: The okuri inu is a nocturnal dog- or wolf-like yokai which haunts mountain passes, forested roads, and similar locations. They resemble ordinary dogs and wolves in all but their ferocity; for their are much more dangerous than their mortal counterparts.
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.
The Zeta Werewolves, as described in Kate Argent's Hunting Diary, are "Intelligent Beta Werewolves" that are an Alpha's "left hand" and specialize in both Strategy and Pack Coordination.
Wolves do not have an innate sense of rank; they are not born leaders or born followers. The “alphas” are simply what we would call in any other social group “parents.” The offspring follow the parents as naturally as they would in any other species.
Talia is arguably the most powerful Alpha of the Hale family pack. She is the mother of Laura, Derek, and Cora, and has the rare ability to turn into a full wolf. This is a gift she passed on to her son, Derek.
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.
The Ancient Greeks associated wolves with the sun god Apollo. Mount Lykaion (Λύκαιον ὄρος) is a mountain in Arcadia where an altar of Zeus was located.
Moreover, in his quest to test Zeus' immortality Lycaon attempted to murder the god while he slept. Thereupon Zeus brought the roof down and transformed the fleeing Lycaon into a wolf.
The Grypwolf / Wolgan lupus draconis, also known as the the Dragon wolf is a legendary creature which dates way back to unknown times. It takes the form of a large canine beast with eagle wings, wolvish looking horns and coat of fur, feathers and scales. Origins.
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.
In Norse mythology, Geri and Freki are two wolves which are said to accompany the god Odin.