She-wolf

A she-wolf is a female Gray wolf (Canis lupus).

For the she-wolf from the tale of Romulus and Remus, that became a symbol of the city of Rome, see she-wolf (Roman mythology).

For the famous statue of the she-wolf from Roman mythology, see the Capitoline Wolf.

She-wolf or she wolf may also refer to:

Literature

  • The She-Wolf (Italian: La Lupa), an Italian verismo novella by Giovanni Verga, published in 1880
  • "The She-Wolf", a story by Saki
  • She-Wolf: The Story of a Roman Icon, a historical study of the Capitoline Wolf by Cristina Mazzoni, Cambridge University Press

Music

Television

Film

People

  • Isabella of France (1295–1358), wife of Edward II popularly known as the 'she-wolf '
  • Margaret of Anjou (1430–1482), wife of Henry VI - called "She-wolf of France but worse" in Shakespeare's Henry VI
  • Jessie Mae Hemphill (1923–2006), known as the Delta's She-Wolf of the Blues

Other

See also

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