I am trying to learn about
the mythology of the salamander - I have found two general interpretations - one that it was an omen of bad luck, a second that was positive - that the salamander was a mythical beast that could survive fire. What appears in Greek/Roman mythology? |
A mythical lizard-like monster that was
supposed to be able to live in fire - which it put out with the chill of its body. Pliny claims to have experimented - but the creature was burnt to ashes! Andrew |