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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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* 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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