Norse mythology prominently includes three malevolent wolves, in particular: the giant Fenrisulfr or Fenrir, eldest child of Loki and Angrboda who was feared and hated by the Æsir, and Fenrisulfr's children, Sköll and Hati. Fenrir is bound by the gods, but is ultimately destined to grow too large for his bonds and devour Odin during the course of Ragnarök. At that time, he will have grown so large that his upper jaw touches the sky while his lower touches the earth when he gapes. He will be slain by Odin's son, Viðarr, who will either stab him in the heart or rip his jaws asunder, according to different accounts. [18] Fenrir's two offspring will, according to legend, devour the sun and moon at Ragnarök. On the other hand, however, the wolves Geri and Freki were the Norse god Odin's faithful pets who were reputed to be "of good omen." [19] Karadžić, Vuk Stefanović (1852). Српски рјечник (in Serbian). Vienna: Typis congregationis mechitaristicae: 78. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help) Wéndi — Culture Deity, or 文昌帝 Wénchāngdì — Deity who Makes Culture Thrive, or 文昌王 Wénchāngwáng — King who Makes Culture Thrive: in southern provinces, this deity takes the identity of various historical persons, while in the north, he is more frequently identified as being the same as Confucius ( Kǒngfūzǐ 孔夫子) In the theology of the classic texts and Confucianism, "Heaven is the lord of the hundreds of deities". [11] Ebert, Roger. "Balto movie review & film summary (1995) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com/ . Retrieved 2023-09-09.

Watson, Burton (1993). Records of the Grand Historian of China. Han Dynasty II. Chapter 123. The Account of Ta-yüan. New York City: Columbia University Press. Assasi, Reza (2013). "Swastika: The Forgotten Constellation Representing the Chariot of Mithras". Anthropological Notebooks (Supplement: Šprajc, Ivan; Pehani, Peter, eds. Ancient Cosmologies and Modern Prophets: Proceedings of the 20th Conference of the European Society for Astronomy in Culture). XIX (2). ISSN 1408-032X.T.C. Kultur Bakanligi. Nevruz Celebrations in Turkey and Central Asia. Ministry of Culture, Republic of Turkey. Retrieved on 2007-08-11, The "Nine Skies" ( 九天 Jiǔtiān) are the nine stars (seven stars with the addition of two invisibile ones, according to the Chinese tradition) of the Big Dipper or Great Chariot. Thus, Bixia and her nine attendants or manifestations are at the same time a metaphorical representation of living matter or earth, and of the source of all being which is more abstractly represented by major axial gods of Chinese religion such as Doumu. Sinor, Denis (1 March 1990). The Cambridge History of Early Inner Asia, Volume 1. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521243041 . Retrieved 1 January 2015. Sānhuáng — Three Patrons (or Augusts) or 三才 Sāncái — Three Potencies; they are the "vertical" manifestation of Heaven, spatially corresponding to the Three Realms ( 三界 Sānjiè), representing the yin and yang and the medium between them, that is the human being: Benjamin Thorpe translation: Geri and Freki the war-wont sates, the triumphant sire of hosts; but on wine only the famed in arms, Odin, ever lives. [6]

The god Odin enthroned and flanked by the wolves Geri and Freki and the ravens Huginn and Muninn as illustrated (1882) by Carl Emil Doepler In the Hervarar saga, king Heidrek is asked by Gestumblindi ( Odin), "What is that lamp which lights up men, but flame engulfs it, and wargs grasp after it always." Heidrek knows the answer is the Sun, explaining: "She lights up every land and shines over all men, and Skoll and Hatti are called wargs. Those are wolves, one going before the sun, the other after the moon." There are a variety of immortals in Chinese thought, and one major type is the xian, which is thought in some religious Taoism movements to be a human given long or infinite life.Marjanović, Vesna (2005). Maske, maskiranje i rituali u Srbiji. Чигоја штампа. p.257. ISBN 9788675585572. Вук као митска животиња дубо- ко је везан за балканску и српску митологију и култове. Заправо, то је животиња која је била распрострањена у јужнословенским крајевима и која је представљала сталну опасност како за стоку ...

The Three Great Emperor-Officials, Yao 堯 the Official of Heaven ( Tiānguān 天官), Shun 舜 the Official of Earth ( Deguān 地官), and Yu 禹 the Official of Water ( Shuǐguān 水官). [ citation needed] [ further explanation needed] But wolves also served as mounts for more or less dangerous humanoid creatures. For instance, Gunnr's horse was a kenning for "wolf" on the Rök runestone, in the Lay of Hyndla, the völva Hyndla rides a wolf, and to Baldr's funeral, the gýgr Hyrrokin arrived on a wolf. Wilkinson, Philip (1999). Spilling, Michael; Williams, Sophie; Dent, Marion (eds.). Illustrated Dictionary of Religions (First Americaned.). New York: DK. p.67. ISBN 0-7894-4711-8. Kusmina, Elena Efimovna (2007). The Origin of the Indo-Iranians. Brill. ISBN 978-0521299442 . Retrieved February 13, 2015.He said: Surely it grieves me that you should take him off, and I fear lest the wolf devour him while you are heedless of him." a b The cult of fox deities is characteristic of northeastern China's folk religion, with influences reaching as far south as Hebei and Shandong. In Taoism and Chinese folk religion, gods and xian [42] are often seen as embodiments of water. [43] Water gods and xian were often thought to ensure good grain harvests, mild weather and seas, and rivers with abundant water. [43] Some xian were thought to be humans who gained power by drinking " charmed water". [42] Some say that that is the end of the tale – and of all tales, for that matter. But others hold that a new world, green and beautiful, will arise out of the waters. Vidar and a few other gods – Vali, Baldur, Hodr, and Thor’s sons Modi and Magni – will survive the downfall of the old world, and will live joyously in the new one. A man and a woman, Lif and Lifthrasir (Old Norse Líf and Lífþrasir, “Life” and “Striving after Life” [4]), will have hidden themselves from the cataclysm in a place called the “Wood of Hoddmimir” ( Hoddmímis holt), and will now come out and populate the lush land in which they will find themselves. A new sun, the daughter of the previous one, will rise in the sky. And all of this will be presided over by a new, almighty ruler. [5] Thorpe, Benjamin (Trans) (1907). Edda Sæmundar Hinns Frôða The Edda of Sæmund the Learned. Part I. London Trübner & Co

Gods who have been adopted into Chinese religion but who have their origins in the Indian subcontinent or Hinduism: Fish were also known to obey Francis. Whenever a fish was caught and Francis was nearby, he would return the fish to the water, warning it not to be caught again. On several occasions the fish would linger awhile near the boat, listening to Francis preach, until he gave them permission to leave. Then they would swim off. In every work of art, as Francis called all creation, he would praise the artist, our loving Creator. St. Francis and the WolfBernd Heinrich theorizes that Geri and Freki, along with Odin and his ravens Huginn and Muninn, reflect a symbiosis observed in the natural world among ravens, wolves, and humans on the hunt: Bloomfield, Maurice (1908) "Cerberus" in: Hastings, James (Ed.) Encyclopaedia of Religion and Ethics, Vol. 5. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark. Yuèshén — Moon Goddesses: 常羲 Chángxī or 十二月之母 Shí'èryuèzhīmǔ — Mother of the Twelve Moons, and 嫦娥 Cháng'é Native American Indian Wolf Legends, Meaning and Symbolism from the Myths of Many Tribes". www.native-languages.org . Retrieved 23 April 2018.