Talk:Salamander/@comment-173.209.211.132-20150327020140/@comment-25995440-20150402220657

Actually, a salamander in medieval mythology was believed to be IMMUNE to fire, not necessarily able to breath fire or set anything on fire. Salamders were believed to make their nests in bonfires and ongoing furnaces. A coat or cape made from the skin of a Salamander was believed to be so fireproof, they are not washed with water, but rather cleaned by throwing it in a bonfire.

Also, a medieval writer described the salamder as being so cold to the point where "It can put out massive fires just by lying in it."