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  2. Asena - Wikipedia

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    Asena. Asena is the name of a she- wolf associated with the Gokturk foundation myth. [1] The ancestress of the Göktürks is a she-wolf, mentioned yet unnamed in two different "Wolf Tales". [2] The legend of Asena tells of a young boy who survived a battle; a female wolf finds the injured child and nurses him back to health.

  3. Werewolf - Wikipedia

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    In folklore, a werewolf [a] (from Old English werwulf 'man-wolf'), or occasionally lycanthrope [b] (from Ancient Greek λυκάνθρωπος, lykánthrōpos, 'wolf-human'), is an individual who can shape-shift into a wolf, or especially in modern film, a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse or affliction, often a bite or the occasional ...

  4. Wolves in folklore, religion and mythology - Wikipedia

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    Wolf or Wulf is used as a surname, given name, and a name among Germanic-speaking peoples. "Wolf" is also a component in other Germanic names: Wolfgang (wolf + gang ("path, journey")) Adolf, derived from the Old High German Athalwolf, a composition of athal, or adal, meaning noble, and wolf; its Anglo-Saxon cognate is Æthelwulf.

  5. List of werewolves - Wikipedia

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    Name Show Notes Christa Stammers: Becoming Human: Christa is a high school student who recently became a werewolf. [5]Tom McNair: Being Human: Tom is a werewolf from infancy and cannot remember any life before having the condition.

  6. List of Twilight characters - Wikipedia

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    Leah Clearwater is the only known female shape-shifting wolf in the history of the Quileute tribe. She is the smallest wolf, has light gray fur, and is the fastest in the pack. At the age of 19, she transforms into a wolf during the events of New Moon, around the same time as her younger brother, Seth. This transformation is believed to be what ...

  7. Werewoman - Wikipedia

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    Werewoman. Male and female werewolves being executed in a broadside, Werewolves from Jülich, printed by Georg Kress, 1591. In mythology and literature, a werewoman or were-woman is a woman who has taken the form of an animal through a process of lycanthropy. The use of the word "were" refers to the ability to shape-shift but is, taken ...

  8. Little Red Riding Hood - Wikipedia

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    Little Red Riding Hood is a European fairy tale about a young girl and a sly wolf. [4] Its origins can be traced back to several pre-17th-century European folk tales.The two best known versions were written by Charles Perrault [5] and the Brothers Grimm.

  9. She-wolf (Roman mythology) - Wikipedia

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    The she-wolf on a coin of the late Roman republic (c.77 BC) In the Roman foundation myth, the 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. She cared for the infants at her den, a cave known as the Lupercal, until ...