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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.
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.
A host of legendary creatures, animals, and mythic humanoids occur in ancient Greek mythology.Anything related to mythology is mythological. A mythological creature (also mythical or fictional entity) is a type of fictional entity, typically a hybrid, that has not been proven and that is described in folklore (including myths and legends), but may be featured in historical accounts before ...
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.
Pyrausta or pyrallis (πυραλλίς) (also called in Greek pyrigonos) is a mythological insect from Cyprus. It is a four-legged insect with filmy wings. It lived in the fire like a salamander and died if it went away from the fire. Janssens identifies it with the Melanophila acuminata.
The fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) is a common species of salamander found in Europe. It is black with yellow spots or stripes to a varying degree; some specimens can be nearly completely black while on others the yellow is dominant.
"The trivial name asterix is derived from the Greek asteriskos meaning 'small star' and refers to the size and shape of the trapdoor that the species constructs. The spelling of the name is taken from the name of the fictional hero and star in the French comic book Asterix le Gaul 1959, by R. Goscinny & A. Uderzo."