she-wolf
Lupine matriarch figure
A she-wolf is a female wolf.
The term carries strong symbolic weight from the legend of Romulus and Remus, the twin founders of Rome who were said to have been nursed by a she-wolf.
Applied to women, she-wolf suggests fierce, predatory, or sexually aggressive qualities, often with negative connotations: Lady Macbeth is portrayed as a she-wolf in some interpretations.
Mythical founder of Rome
- RemusLegendary Roman fratricide victim
- RomeItaly's capital city
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
founding · folklore · fable · ancient · symbolism · totem · saga · epic
Young canines or seals
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- denPrivate room or lair
- whelpingCanine parturition
- protectiveServing to guard
matriarch · lactation · bonding · litter · rearing · motherhood · instinct · caregiver
Romulus
Mythical founder of Rome
mythology · founding · folklore · fable · ancient · symbolism · totem · saga · epic · divine
lupine
Of or like wolves
fur · paws · den · prey · huntress · predator · carnivore · scent · tracking · territory
pups
Young canines or seals
protective · matriarch · lactation · bonding · litter · rearing · motherhood · instinct · caregiver · tenderness
wild
Not domesticated or controlled
primal · instinctual · predatory · vicious · survival · stalker · hunter · roaming · wilderness · territorial
lone
Existing by itself
stray · nomad · self-reliant · independent · isolated · secluded · ranging · prowling · survivor · resilient
- wolf packalpha, beta, omega, pup, pack leader
- Ancient RomeRome, Julius Caesar, Caesar, gladiator, gladiators
- Wolveshowl, howling, pack hunting, wolfsbane, beta
- DanteDivine Comedy, Inferno, Dante, Paradiso, Beatrice
- Early RomeRomulus, Remus, founding of Rome, founding myth, twin brothers
- canine mythologyAnubis, Cerberus, Fenrir, hellhound, three-headed dog