(urth) Fish and Caves

[James Wynn]

> Forgot to clarify- Ourobouros, Echidna, Scylla and the Cumaean can be
> more associated with snakes
> than fish but I think the myth name Abaia was chosen for the primary
> demon on Urth because, as
> a giant eel, he invokes both fishiness and snakiness, serving as a
> unifying theme. 	

In mythology, the Hero Against the Serpent is a common icon.
Sigurd and Fafnir
St. George/St. Michael and the dragons
Apollo and Hera's delphic dragon
Indra and Vrtra