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