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* Abraxas, or Anbraxas, a famous dragon from Persian mythology, symbolic of Gnosticism.
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* Aido-Hwedo the Rainbow Serpent of Dahoney mythology
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* Akhekhu, from Egyptian mythology; a desert serpent
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* Alduin, a dragon from TES V:Skyrim
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* Amphiptere, a famous dragon from North African mythology; winged serpent
|Abraxas, or Anbraxas ||Persian mythology||a famous dragon from , symbolic of Gnosticism.
* Ananta Boga, from Javanese mythology; ruler of the dead and king of dragons
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* Ancalagon the Black in The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien
|Aido-Hwedo ||Dahoney mythology||the Rainbow Serpent
* Apalala, a water dragon converted to Buddist doctrine
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* Apophis, or Apep, a famous dragon from Egyptian mythology; serpent that chases Ra
|Akhekhu|| Egyptian mythology|| a desert serpent
* Apsu from Babylonian mythology
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* Azhi Dahaki from Persian mythology; three-headed
|Alduin||Skyrim|| a dragon from TES V:Skyrim
* Brinsop, a famous dragon from European legend; presumed to be the dragon Saint George killed
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* Chrysophylax, in Farmer Giles of Ham by J. R. R. Tolkien
|Amphiptere|| North African mythology||a famous dragon from ; winged serpent
* Drachenstein, from Norse mythology; killed by Hurnen Siftrit
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* Eingana, from Australian mythology; goddess of creation and death
|Ananta Boga|| Javanese mythology|| ruler of the dead and king of dragons
* Fafnir, a famous dragon from Norse mythology and in Fritz Lang's Die Nibelungen Part 1: Siegfried
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* Falkor, the luck dragon, in The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
|Ancalagon the Black|| The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien||
* Galeru, from Australian mythology; rainbow serpent
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* Glaurung, the first of the dragons in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth
|Apalala||||a water dragon converted to Buddist doctrine
* Gleep in the Myth series by Robert Asprin
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* Griaule, a gigantic dragon, paralyzed and moribund yet still capable of casting a baleful influence, in stories by Lucius Shepard
|Apophis or Apep||Egyptian mythology||a famous dragon from ; serpent that chases Ra
* Haku in Miyazaki Hayao's Spirited Away
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* Hatuibwari, a famous dragon from Malay mythology; winged serpent considered a human ascestor.
|Apsu||Babylonian mythology||
* Illuyankas from Turkish mythology
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* Jabberwock, likely a dragon, in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass
|Azhi Dahaki||Persian mythology||three-headed
* Jormungandr, from Norse mythology; symbol of infinity and enemy of Thor
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* Kalseru, or Julunggul, from Australian mythology; symbol of rain and fertility
|Balerion||A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin||
* Knucker, a famous dragon from British legend; water drake from Sussex
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* Ladon, from Greek mythology; guarded Hera's golden apples
|Brinsop||European legend||a famous dragon from ; presumed to be the dragon Saint George killed
* Manasa, from Hindu mythology; symbol of fertility
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* Mayland Long from Chinese mythology
|Chrysophylax||Farmer Giles of Ham by J. R. R. Tolkien||
* Ness, a famous dragon from British legend; of Loch Ness
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* Nidhogg (also Nidhoggr) (the 'Dread Biter')
|Drachenstein||Norse mythology||killed by Hurnen Siftrit
* Nithhogr, from Norse mythology; eats the dead
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* Norbert, Hagrid's baby dragon, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
|Drogon||A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin||
* Norbert, from Harry Potter
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* Quetzalcoatl from Aztec mythology has a dragon-like aspect
|Eingana||Australian mythology||goddess of creation and death
* Scatha, from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth
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* Scylla, a famous dragon from Greek mythology; once a nymph, Circe transformed her into a beast
|Fafnir||Norse mythology and in Fritz Lang's Die Nibelungen Part 1: Siegfried||a famous dragon from
* Shen Lung, from Chinese mythology; symbol of good luck
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* Sirrush, from Babylonian mythology; symbol of chaos
|Falkor||The Neverending Story by Michael Ende||the luck dragon
* Smaug, in The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
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* Smerg, an evil dragon, in The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
|Galeru|| Australian mythology|| rainbow serpent
* Smok Wawelski (the Wawel Dragon) from Polish mythology, was killed by a clever shoemaker's apprentice.
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* Stoorworm, a famous dragon from Celtic mythology; death created Orkney Islands
|Glaurung||Middle-earth by J. R. R. Tolkien ||the first of the dragons
* Tarasque, tamed by Saint Martha
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* Tiamat, from Babylonian mythology
|Gleep||Myth series by Robert Asprin||
* Typhon, from Greek mythology; son of Tartarus and Gaia
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* Uwibami, from Japanese mythology
|Griaule||Lucius Shepard's stories||a gigantic dragon, paralyzed and moribund yet still capable of casting a baleful influence
* Vasuki, a famous dragon from Hindu mythology; symbolic of the sea and oceans
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* Vermithrax Pejorative in Touchstone Pictures Dragonslayer
|Haku||Spirited Away by Miyazaki Hayao||
* Whiro, from Polynesian mythology; symbol of death and evil
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* Xiuhcoatl is a serpent from Aztec mythology
|Hatuibwari||Malay mythology||a famous dragon from ; winged serpent considered a human ascestor.
* Y Ddraig Goch, a famous dragon of British legend; symbol of Wales
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* Yam-nahar from Canaanite mythology
|Illuyankas||Turkish mythology||
* Yofune-Nushi, from Japanese mythology; symbol of female sacrifice
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* Zu, a famous dragon from Sumerian mythology; symbol of chaos
|Jabberwock||Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll ||likely a dragon,
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|Jormungandr|| Norse mythology||symbol of infinity and enemy of Thor
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|Kalessin||Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin ||the eldest dragon in
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|Kalseru, or Julunggul||Australian mythology||symbol of rain and fertility
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|Katla|| The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren||
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|Knucker||British legend||a famous dragon from ; water drake from Sussex
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|Ladon|| Greek mythology||guarded Hera's golden apples
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|Manasa|| Hindu mythology||symbol of fertility
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|Meraxes||A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin||
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|Mayland Long|| Chinese mythology||
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|Ness||British legend||a famous dragon from ; of Loch Ness
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|Nidhogg, also Nidhoggr||||(the 'Dread Biter')
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|Nithhogr|| Norse mythology||eats the dead
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|Norbert||Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling||Hagrid's baby dragon
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|Quetzalcoatl|| Aztec mythology|| has a dragon-like aspect
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|Rhaegal|| A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin||
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|Scatha||Middle-earth by J. R. R. Tolkien ||
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|Saphira|| Eragon||
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|Scylla||Greek mythology||a famous dragon from ; once a nymph, Circe transformed her into a beast
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|Shen Lung|| Chinese mythology||symbol of good luck
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|Silverwing|| A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin||
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|Sirrush|| Babylonian mythology||symbol of chaos
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|Smaug|| The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien||
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|Smerg||The Neverending Story by Michael Ende||an evil dragon
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|Smok Wawelski (the Wawel Dragon)|| Polish mythology||was killed by a clever shoemaker's apprentice.
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|Stoorworm||Celtic mythology||a famous dragon from ; death created Orkney Islands
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|Syrax|| A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin||
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|Tarasque||||tamed by Saint Martha
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|Tiamat|| Babylonian mythology||
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|Typhon|| Greek mythology||son of Tartarus and Gaia
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|Urrax|| A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin||
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|Uwibami|| Japanese mythology||
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|Vasuki||Hindu mythology||a famous dragon from ; symbolic of the sea and oceans
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|Vermithrax Pejorative||Dragonslayer by Touchstone Pictures ||
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|Vhagar|| A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin||
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|Viserion|| A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin||
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|Whiro|| Polynesian mythology||symbol of death and evil
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|Xiuhcoatl||Aztec mythology||is a serpent from  
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|Y Ddraig Goch||British legend||a famous dragon of ; symbol of Wales
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|Yam-nahar|| Canaanite mythology||
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|Yofune-Nushi|| Japanese mythology|| symbol of female sacrifice
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|Zu||Sumerian mythology||a famous dragon from ; symbol of chaos
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Latest revision as of 12:18, 29 August 2016

Name Source Comments
Abraxas, or Anbraxas Persian mythology a famous dragon from , symbolic of Gnosticism.
Aido-Hwedo Dahoney mythology the Rainbow Serpent
Akhekhu Egyptian mythology a desert serpent
Alduin Skyrim a dragon from TES V:Skyrim
Amphiptere North African mythology a famous dragon from ; winged serpent
Ananta Boga Javanese mythology ruler of the dead and king of dragons
Ancalagon the Black The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien
Apalala a water dragon converted to Buddist doctrine
Apophis or Apep Egyptian mythology a famous dragon from ; serpent that chases Ra
Apsu Babylonian mythology
Azhi Dahaki Persian mythology three-headed
Balerion A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin
Brinsop European legend a famous dragon from ; presumed to be the dragon Saint George killed
Chrysophylax Farmer Giles of Ham by J. R. R. Tolkien
Drachenstein Norse mythology killed by Hurnen Siftrit
Drogon A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin
Eingana Australian mythology goddess of creation and death
Fafnir Norse mythology and in Fritz Lang's Die Nibelungen Part 1: Siegfried a famous dragon from
Falkor The Neverending Story by Michael Ende the luck dragon
Galeru Australian mythology rainbow serpent
Glaurung Middle-earth by J. R. R. Tolkien the first of the dragons
Gleep Myth series by Robert Asprin
Griaule Lucius Shepard's stories a gigantic dragon, paralyzed and moribund yet still capable of casting a baleful influence
Haku Spirited Away by Miyazaki Hayao
Hatuibwari Malay mythology a famous dragon from ; winged serpent considered a human ascestor.
Illuyankas Turkish mythology
Jabberwock Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll likely a dragon,
Jormungandr Norse mythology symbol of infinity and enemy of Thor
Kalessin Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin the eldest dragon in
Kalseru, or Julunggul Australian mythology symbol of rain and fertility
Katla The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren
Knucker British legend a famous dragon from ; water drake from Sussex
Ladon Greek mythology guarded Hera's golden apples
Manasa Hindu mythology symbol of fertility
Meraxes A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin
Mayland Long Chinese mythology
Ness British legend a famous dragon from ; of Loch Ness
Nidhogg, also Nidhoggr (the 'Dread Biter')
Nithhogr Norse mythology eats the dead
Norbert Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling Hagrid's baby dragon
Quetzalcoatl Aztec mythology has a dragon-like aspect
Rhaegal A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin
Scatha Middle-earth by J. R. R. Tolkien
Saphira Eragon
Scylla Greek mythology a famous dragon from ; once a nymph, Circe transformed her into a beast
Shen Lung Chinese mythology symbol of good luck
Silverwing A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin
Sirrush Babylonian mythology symbol of chaos
Smaug The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
Smerg The Neverending Story by Michael Ende an evil dragon
Smok Wawelski (the Wawel Dragon) Polish mythology was killed by a clever shoemaker's apprentice.
Stoorworm Celtic mythology a famous dragon from ; death created Orkney Islands
Syrax A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin
Tarasque tamed by Saint Martha
Tiamat Babylonian mythology
Typhon Greek mythology son of Tartarus and Gaia
Urrax A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin
Uwibami Japanese mythology
Vasuki Hindu mythology a famous dragon from ; symbolic of the sea and oceans
Vermithrax Pejorative Dragonslayer by Touchstone Pictures
Vhagar A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin
Viserion A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin
Whiro Polynesian mythology symbol of death and evil
Xiuhcoatl Aztec mythology is a serpent from
Y Ddraig Goch British legend a famous dragon of ; symbol of Wales
Yam-nahar Canaanite mythology
Yofune-Nushi Japanese mythology symbol of female sacrifice
Zu Sumerian mythology a famous dragon from ; symbol of chaos