That one was the second avatar of Vishnu, Kurma.
In a Micmac legend, Glooskamp's uncle, Mikcheech, transforms into one of these creatures. One of these creatures had to bear Mount Mandara when it was being used to churn the ocean of milk. That one was the second avatar of Vishnu, Kurma. A Greek woman transformed into this animal was Chelone, who gives her name to the order of these creatures. While washing their feet, people were kicked into the sea by Sciron and then eaten by a large one of these animals. FTP, what type of creature was thought by numerous Native American tribes to hold the world on its back, similar to how it holds the four elephants who hold the world in Hindu myth.
In a Micmac legend, Glooskamp's uncle, Mikcheech, transforms into one of these creatures.
turtle