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In [[Aztec mythology|Aztec]] and [[Toltec mythology|Toltec]] mythology, '''Xolotl''' ("The Animal", Lord of the Evening Star, Lord of the [[Underw The '''axolotl''', a type of salamander native to Mexico, is not directly named after the god. Instead, its name de

...1929 whilst exploring a cave on the Tempelmauer believed it to be a giant salamander. ...ed 40 or 45 centimetres. Most probably the Tatzelwurm is a rare variety of salamander living in moist caves and only rarely coming to the light of day.”

...North East England. The story is one of the region's most famous pieces of mythology, having been adapted from written and oral tradition into pantomime and son ...a small eel- or lamprey-like creature with nine holes on each side of its salamander-like head. Depending on the version of the story the worm is no bigger than

...played many roles. Sometimes it would fall into the realm of the fabulous salamander where it would be used to symbolize the destructive fire that preceded the [[Category:Greek mythology]]

...] - A three-headed dog known to guard the gates of the underworld in Greek mythology. * [[Chimera (mythology)|The Chimera]] - Although it may have several different forms, the chimera

...Wili]]s). Modern [[occult|occultist]] elaborations bracket them with the [[salamander]], a type of spirit wholly independent from humans (unlike [[ghost]]s, whic ...of the foxfire produced from [[Kitsune]], an interesting way of combining mythology of the West with that of the East.