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The tradition of animal symbolism in dreamtime stories were considered to be purposeful in unifying all forms of life. [6] Adnoartina reflects this tradition being a lizard guardian and was especially significant to the Diyari people as lizards were considered the most sacred of all animal beings. [7]
Unbeknownst to the worm, another creature (the lizard Agadzagadza) had been eavesdropping on the conversation between the worm and the sky god. [7] [1] [8] As a trickster, the lizard wanted to create chaos, [1] and because he was a lizard, he could travel much faster than the worm. [6] [8] Agadzagadza reached the people first. [7]
Lizards guard waterholes, cause floods and thunderstorms when intruded upon. Similar to Ipilja-ipilja. Mimi, fairy-like beings of Arnhem Land; Minawara and Multultu, legendary ancestors of the Nambutji; Mokoi, an evil spirit in Yolngu stories who kidnapped and ate children
Bluetongue Lizard is an old man in the Australian Aboriginal mythology of the Warlpiri people. He is a trickster and a powerful sorcerer, as well. The myth involving him is the wellspring of the Warlpiri fire ceremonies. He is often regarded as a deity, but this notion is not exactly true. At night time he flies and he goes to Habberfield
Many of the ideas, plots and characters in Miwok mythology are shared with neighboring people of Northern California. For example, the Coyote-lizard story is like the tale told by their neighbors, the Pomo people. In addition, the Ohlone also believed that Coyote was the grandfather of the Falcon and maker of mankind.
Domovoi – Protective house spirit in Slavic folklore. Doppelgänger – Look-alike or double of a living person. Drak – (German) elf partly shapeshifted into a lizard. Likely represents the Hazel Worm as the protective spirit motif in German culture. A French version called a Drac is said to be a type of Lutin or French elf.
Symbolic uses of reptiles include accounts in mythology, religion, and folklore as well as pictorial symbols such as medicine's serpent-entwined caduceus. Myths of creatures with snake-like or reptilian attributes are found around the world, from Chinese and European dragons to the Woolunga of Australia.
As they ponder how to proceed, a slender plank appears. Wahineʻomaʻo starts across, but Hiʻiaka recognizes the bewitched bridge for what it is: the tongue of the man-eating moʻo Kikipua. Spanning the gorge with her magical paʻu (skirt), Hiʻiaka chases the lizard to its lair and kills it”.