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Fire Crab – A Fire Crab resembles a cross between a tortoise and a crab. It shoots fire from its rear-end when threatened. Fire-Dwelling Salamander – A lizard-like creature that lives in and feeds on flames. Flesh-Eating Slug – A slug-like creature with corrosive spittle. Flobberworm – A toothless brown worm used in potion making.
The legendary salamander is often depicted as a typical salamander in shape, with a lizard-like form, but is usually ascribed an affinity with fire, sometimes specifically elemental fire. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In the Renaissance , the salamander was supposed to be able to withstand any heat and even to put out fire.
A salamander unharmed in the fire (Bestiary, 14th century) The salamander is an amphibian of the order Urodela which, as with many real creatures, often has been ascribed fantastic and sometimes occult qualities by pre-modern authors (as in the allegorical descriptions of animals in medieval bestiaries) not possessed by the real organism.
Ligeia – name meaning "clear-toned", daughter of Achelous and either Melpomene or Terpsichore; Parthenope – name meaning "maiden-voiced", Daughter of Achelous and Terpsichore; Pisinoe – daughter of Achelous and either Melpomene or Sterope; Thelxinoë – name meaning "mind charming" Swan maiden (Multi-cultural) – shapeshifts from human ...
According to Paracelsus and his subsequent followers, there are four categories of elementals, which are gnomes, undines, sylphs, and salamanders. [1] These correspond to the four Empedoclean elements of antiquity: earth, water, air, and fire, respectively. Terms employed for beings associated with alchemical elements vary by source and gloss.
Cave species dwelling in darkness lack pigmentation and have a translucent pink or pearlescent appearance. [8] Salamanders range in size from the minute salamanders, with a total length of 27 mm (1 + 1 ⁄ 8 in), including the tail, to the Chinese giant salamander which reaches 1.8 m (6 ft
Patronus may refer to: The patronus (Latin) or patron in ancient Roman society; see Patronage in ancient Rome; The apparition produced by the Patronus Charm in Harry ...
The term Undine first appears in the alchemical writings of Paracelsus, [1] a Renaissance alchemist and physician. It derives from the Latin word unda, meaning "wave", and first appears in Paracelsus' A Book on Nymphs, Sylphs, Pygmies, and Salamanders, and on the Other Spirits, published posthumously in 1566. [2]