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