Deer Woman VS Salamanders in folklore

Deer Woman

The Deer Woman, sometimes known as the Deer Lady, is a spirit in Native American mythology who is primarily associated with fertility and love. Though...

The Deer Woman, sometimes known as the Deer Lady, is a spirit in Native American mythology who is primarily associated with fertility and love. Though primarily shown as a benign spirit, she is also shown to lure promiscuous men to their death. She appears as either a beautiful young woman or deer. The Deer Woman has equivalents in Greek Mythology and other mythologies across the world.

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Salamanders in folklore

The salamander is an amphibian of the order Urodela which, as with many real creatures, often has been ascribed fantastic and sometimes occult qualiti...

The salamander is an amphibian of the order Urodela which, as with many real creatures, often has been ascribed fantastic and sometimes occult qualities by pre-modern authors (as in the allegorical descriptions of animals in medieval bestiaries) not possessed by the real organism. 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.

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