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The salamander in Christian art represents "faith over passion", according to one critic, [58] or a symbol of chastity in religious art, a view by Duchalais seconded by Émile Mâle. [ 59 ] [ 60 ] In the rose windows of Notre Dame de Paris , the figure of Chasity holds a shield depicting a salamander (though perhaps depicted rather bird-like).
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 Book on Nymphs, Sylphs, Pygmies, and Salamanders, and on the Other Spirits (Latin: Ex Libro de Nymphis, Sylvanis, Pygmaeis, Salamandris et Gigantibus, etc) is a treatise by the Swiss lay theologian and philosopher Paracelsus, published posthumously in 1566.
The Salamander Girl — The adventures of Salah, a girl born from a fire; who has pyrokinetic powers and a mysterious salamander symbol on her shoulder. The Sea Maid — Anne visits a remote seaside village being terrorized by the "Sea Maid", a siren-like figure which causes shipwrecks.
When it was a slow news day, her editor required her to photograph women on the beach. "It was women's lib, and I thought it was unacceptable to ask me to do that," she said. So she photographed a woman in a bikini , had the image blown up to poster size, tacked it to the wall of her office, and told everyone that it was the last such picture ...
A dead oarfish found along the Southern California coast marks the state's third sighting of the so-called "doomsday fish" this year.. The roughly 10-foot oarfish was discovered on Nov. 6. at a ...
Amphiuma is a genus of aquatic salamanders from the United States, [2] the only extant genus within the family Amphiumidae / æ m f ɪ ˈ juː m ɪ d iː /. [3] They are colloquially known as amphiumas. [2]
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