Aquatic Salamander- Sulpher

"Mediaeval investigators of the Nature spirits were of the opinion that the most common form of salamander was lizard-like in shape, a foot or more in length, and visible as a glowing Urodela, twisting and crawling in the in the midst of the fire. Another group was described as huge flaming giants in flowing robes, protected with the sheets of fiery armor. Certain mediaeval authorities, among them the Abbé de Villars, held that Zarathustra (Zoroaster) was the son of Vesta (believed to be the wife of Noah) and the great salamander Oromasis. Hence, from that time onward, undying fires have been maintained upon the Persian altars in honor of Zarathustra's flaming father.

One of the most important subdivision of the salamanders was the Actinic. The creatures appeared only as indistinct globes. They were supposed to float over water at night and occasionally to appear as forks of flame on the masts and rigging of ships (St.Elmo's fire). The salamanders were the strongest and most powerful of the elementals, and had as their ruler a magnificent flaming spirit called Djinn, terrible and awe-inspiring in appearance. The salamanders were dangerous and the sages warned to keep away from them, as the benefits derived from studying them were often not commensurate with the price paid. As the ancients associated heat with the South, this corner of creation was assigned to salamanders as their drone, and they exerted special influence over all beings of fiery or tempestuous temperament. In both animals and men, the salamanders work through the emotional nature by means of the body heat, the liver, the blood stream. Without their assistance there would be no warmth."

The Secret Teachings of All Ages, M.P. Hall
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Thanks Baytown Nature Center.