Dragons
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Name | Source | Comments |
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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 |