The sea turtle is a powerful mythic figure and archetype. In Indian lore, the world rides atop a giant sea turtle swimming through space, and in Asian lore, the sea turtle is a holy creature guarding one of the four corners of the world. The sea turtle is also called 'the keeper of secrets', considered long-lived, wise, and secretive. Such turtles include The Neverending Story's Morla and Gamera. Cladistic evolutionary theory classifies turtles as a separate order from reptiles.