
TWEEG
tweeg [Lenape tuechque, twi'kw.] The hellbender.
hellbender A large aquatic salamander . . .
salamander A lizard like animal once popularly supposed to be able to live in fire; hence a mythical and not clearly defined animal having the power to endure fire without harm.
-Webster's New International Dictionary, Second Edition
Fire A symbol of transformation and regeneration . . . an image of energy which may be found at the level of animal passion as well as on the plane of spiritual strength . . . It implies the desire to annihilate time and to bring all things to their end.
-Cirlot's Dictionary of Symbols
Placed . . . in alcohol for a day . . . hellbenders displayed their hardiness by not only emerging alive but moving about with unexpected activity.
-De Sola's American Wild Life
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