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'''Amphiptere, Amphithere, or Amphitere''' is a term used to describe a type of legless winged serpent found in European heraldry. It derives from the '''[[Jaculus]]''', a fabulous snake that is said to guard Frankincense trees in Arabia. | '''Amphiptere, Amphithere, or Amphitere''' is a term used to describe a type of legless winged serpent found in European heraldry. It derives from the '''[[Jaculus]]''', a fabulous snake that is said to guard Frankincense trees in Arabia. | ||
A limbless, dragon-like winged serpent from North Africa that is often found used as a a term used to describe a type of legless winged serpent found in European heraldry. Although originally a North African legend, the myth of the amphitheres were carried along with the slave trade to the Americans and are nowadays, seen as an American type of dragon. Amphiptere's have only its wings as limbs, apart from four vestigial legs, which are very small, as to be invisisble and so unserviceable. There are three species of amphiptere, (Draco americanus tex, Draco americanus mex, Draco americanus incognito) living in the Americas. They are based on the feathered serpents of mythology rather than heraldic amphipteres, except for the Draco americanus tex, (or Am. amphiptere) which is depicted with moth-like wings. Amphitheres are generally perceived to have greenish-yellow feathers, bat-type green wings with feathered bone and a feather-tipped tail much like an arrow-tipped demon's tail. Other versions are described as entirely covered in feathers with a spiked tail, bird-like wings, and a beak- like snout that looks like an extra claw. | |||
[[Image:Amphiptere.gif|thumb|Amphiptere]] | [[Image:Amphiptere.gif|thumb|Amphiptere]] | ||
