I’m often found with a bunch of friends, Passing time hanging around. The longer I sit out, the more golden I become, But leave me for too long and I begin to tarnish. Watch your step when I undress, Lest you wish to fall.

By the sea, long and weathered, a tale unfolds, Where waves' gentle whispers and time have molded. Once proud and tall, now a story it tells, Of journeys untold while the ocean swells.

I'm a terror of air, land and sea, A true mainstay of mythology, My golden hoard is my one desire, Bend knee to me or taste my fire Hatched from egg and born of flame, My nature is not to be tamed, But some have earned partnership from me, With acts of ruthlessness, cunning or bravery

I rise in the east and set in the west. Only half the world can see me at a time, what am I?

What do you call an elephant that doesn't matter?