02-02-2016, 08:02 PM
Quote:I was looking into this a while back and I suspect one of the reasons so many of the "lizard" Scorpios are in the northwest of Europe and have those bumps along their backs is because there is an actual lizard that looks like that—like a mini, skinny stegosaurus.
I haven't been able to find out what it's called yet but saw several pictures of it. It is green, with spots, with a ridged back.
Don't think there are many lizards in northern Europe - are you thinking of a You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.?
There is no iconography attached to Scorpio because of the tradition behind it - the traditions simply specify that Gaia created a "monster" called Scorpio which went after another of the Gods, Orion I think. Some traditions think it was a scorpion (from the name) but northern Europeans were a bit vague about scorpions and went for any sort of tailed beast.