She-Wolf Creation Myth

A very long time ago, the world did not light up at night with electric or gas lighting and, so, when night fell, the world went dark. Mother Luna would spend the nights looking down upon the world, listening to the songs of the life below and watching secrets unfold among the people. One night, Mother Luna heard the heartbreaking cry of a wolf and went to investigate. When she came upon the scene, there was destruction and carnage so fearsome that Mother Luna wept for the poor wolves and her tears, upon striking the earth, turned into moonstone. As she cried, the wolf who had howled her mourning song came out of the den, carrying one small, badly hurt pup. She told Mother Luna that this, her son, was the only survivor of the massacre and plead with Mother Luna to help her to heal her son as the Healer of All.
Mother Luna looked upon the mother wolf with pity, as she knew that one lone mother would not be strong enough to protect and care for the poor thing alone if she did help it to heal. Still, she agreed to do what she could for the pup and instructed the mother wolf to surround the pup with her tears to keep him safe and let him heal. The poor wolf did so and Mother Luna moved ever onward through the sky.
Later that night, Mother Luna heard crying from below and found a young woman with an infant hiding in the forest. She asked the woman why she cried and hid so and the woman told her a tale of suffering and woe. Her husband had beaten her brutally and she was too afraid to go home, but she had moved to this village when she married and had no one to turn to. Mother Luna wept in pity for the poor woman and, as her tears fell upon the leaves of the trees in the forest, they dropped down as drops of silver. The poor woman begged Mother Luna, as Witness to Secrets, to help her find a place to hide and raise her child away from the cruelty of the villagers.
Mother Luna looked down upon the woman with a critical eye. While she meant well, she was very young and did not have the strength or skill to raise and protect her baby alone in the forest. Mother Luna thought of the other mother in the forest that night and had an idea. She told the young mother that she could help her save her baby and raise him independently of the village, but that it would take sacrifice and courage on her part. The mother immediately agreed and Mother Luna told her to gather up her silver tears and follow her.
When Mother Luna came back to see the mother wolf, she found her frantic as her pup was not doing well. Mother Luna promised her she would help her, but that it would take sacrifice on her part so she could be strong enough to care for her pup with no pack to help her. The mother wolf immediately agreed.
When the woman arrived, she balked at the sight of the wolf, but remembered the need for courage and looked up to Mother Luna, ready for the challenge ahead. Mother Luna instructed her to take her silver tears and add them to the circle of moon stones around the pup, then place her own infant in the circle with him. The woman did so, carefully making sure the silver tears were evenly spread and, though she was tempted, used every single one. Mother Luna could feel her own cycle pressing her too far away to help the mothers that night and told them to stay with her tears, as they held her magic and would keep them safe. Mother Luna commanded the mothers to lay around the perimeter of the circle, face to face and toe to toe. When this was done, she blessed them and the two sons with a deep sleep, protected by Her magic, and went away as dawn approached.
The next night, Mother Luna returned to the circle of moonstone and silver to find all as she planned. She woke the woman, who was confused and asked where the wolf had gone. As she said the words, however, she could feel the wolf mother inside her, ready to protect and care for their sons, for when she turned she saw not one wolf pup and one baby, but two sons entirely identical in every way.
Mother Luna smiled and told the Wolf Mother that the two of them together were stronger than any wolf or woman could ever be, giving them the strength to raise their young without the help of a pack or the village. She could shift between both human and wolf but, also, to their greater form that had the strength and size necessary to never be hurt by the hands of men again. Both of their sons were each equal parts wolf and man and, when they reached maturity, would be able to change their forms, as well.
Wolf Mother cried and clutched the babes to her and thanked Mother Luna profusely, asking what she could possibly do to thank her for the lives of her two sons, for she was now both Wolf and Woman.
Mother Luna told her of her fondness for the songs of the night and asked that she teach her sons to come to her and share their lives with her, to give her offerings within a circle of moonstones and silver, and to sing to her.

Spread

This myth is very well-known, though is not told popularly in the modern era as its focus is upon she-wolf independence. Many modern werewolves reject this myth saying it is nothing but she-wolf propaganda or a conspiracy. As a result, it is commonly dismissed as a fairy story or conspiracy to assert a place of dominance for she-wolves over werewolf society.
Either way, this myth is often reflected in the practice of Lunar Communion in which werewolves commune with the moon, absorbing the lunar energies. These rites traditionally occur on a semi-regular basis and often incorporate, singing, telling tales about pack accomplishments, and sacrificial gifts to the moon. The practice varies from pack to pack, but it is fairly universally performed in Werewolf culture, even by Out-Pack Wolves.

Variations & Mutation

Many modern werewolves focus on the two sons in the story, talking about the glory of the two infants raised by a wolf and their great accomplishments. Often stories about Rome are told as if precious to werewolves, though there is no concrete evidence that Romulus and Remus were werewolves.