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SALAMANDER

"Fire elemental. A small salamander manages hearth and furnace and a larger one deals with volcanoes, earthly holocausts and the like. Its emblem is the Lamp. It is, supposedly, drawn by energy and strength but repelled by temperament, irascibility and violence. This powerful nature spirit, however, does not easily communicate with man and is the most difficult for us to understand. Its etymology, of course, is the Persian word for any lizard, samandar."

- The Magician's Dictionary by E.E. Rhemus

"Others maintain that Prester John presented the Emperor with a garment woven by salamanders, which was not consumed by fire."

- The Infidel Emperor
by Paul Wiegler
(p. 156)