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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
* Balerion, in A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin
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* Brinsop, a famous dragon from European legend; presumed to be the dragon Saint George killed
|Amphiptere|| North African mythology||a famous dragon from ; winged serpent
* Chrysophylax, in Farmer Giles of Ham by J. R. R. Tolkien
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* Drachenstein, from Norse mythology; killed by Hurnen Siftrit
|Ananta Boga|| Javanese mythology|| ruler of the dead and king of dragons
* Drogon, in A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin
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* Eingana, from Australian mythology; goddess of creation and death
|Ancalagon the Black|| The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien||
* 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
|Apalala||||a water dragon converted to Buddist doctrine
* Galeru, from Australian mythology; rainbow serpent
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* Glaurung, the first of the dragons in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth
|Apophis or Apep||Egyptian mythology||a famous dragon from ; serpent that chases Ra
* 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
|Apsu||Babylonian mythology||
* Haku in Miyazaki Hayao's Spirited Away
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* Hatuibwari, a famous dragon from Malay mythology; winged serpent considered a human ascestor.
|Azhi Dahaki||Persian mythology||three-headed
* Illuyankas from Turkish mythology
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* Jabberwock, likely a dragon, in Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass
|Balerion||A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin||
* 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
|Brinsop||European legend||a famous dragon from ; presumed to be the dragon Saint George killed
* Knucker, a famous dragon from British legend; water drake from Sussex
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* Ladon, from Greek mythology; guarded Hera's golden apples
|Chrysophylax||Farmer Giles of Ham by J. R. R. Tolkien||
* Manasa, from Hindu mythology; symbol of fertility
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* Meraxes, in A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin
|Drachenstein||Norse mythology||killed by Hurnen Siftrit
* Mayland Long from Chinese mythology
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* Ness, a famous dragon from British legend; of Loch Ness
|Drogon||A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin||
* Nidhogg (also Nidhoggr) (the 'Dread Biter')
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* Nithhogr, from Norse mythology; eats the dead
|Eingana||Australian mythology||goddess of creation and death
* Norbert, Hagrid's baby dragon, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling
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* Quetzalcoatl from Aztec mythology has a dragon-like aspect
|Fafnir||Norse mythology and in Fritz Lang's Die Nibelungen Part 1: Siegfried||a famous dragon from
* Rhaegal, in A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin
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* Scatha, from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth
|Falkor||The Neverending Story by Michael Ende||the luck dragon
* Scylla, a famous dragon from Greek mythology; once a nymph, Circe transformed her into a beast
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* Shen Lung, from Chinese mythology; symbol of good luck
|Galeru|| Australian mythology|| rainbow serpent
* Silverwing, in A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin
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* Sirrush, from Babylonian mythology; symbol of chaos
|Glaurung||Middle-earth by J. R. R. Tolkien ||the first of the dragons
* Smaug, in The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
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* Smerg, an evil dragon, in The Neverending Story by Michael Ende
|Gleep||Myth series by Robert Asprin||
* 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
|Griaule||Lucius Shepard's stories||a gigantic dragon, paralyzed and moribund yet still capable of casting a baleful influence
* Syrax, in A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin
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* Tarasque, tamed by Saint Martha
|Haku||Spirited Away by Miyazaki Hayao||
* Tiamat, from Babylonian mythology
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* Typhon, from Greek mythology; son of Tartarus and Gaia
|Hatuibwari||Malay mythology||a famous dragon from ; winged serpent considered a human ascestor.
* Urrax, in A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin
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* Uwibami, from Japanese mythology
|Illuyankas||Turkish mythology||
* Vasuki, a famous dragon from Hindu mythology; symbolic of the sea and oceans
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* Vermithrax Pejorative in Touchstone Pictures Dragonslayer
|Jabberwock||Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll ||likely a dragon,
* Vhagar, in A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin
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* Viserion, in A Song of Ice and Fire by G. R. R. Martin
|Jormungandr|| Norse mythology||symbol of infinity and enemy of Thor
* Whiro, from Polynesian mythology; symbol of death and evil
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* Xiuhcoatl is a serpent from Aztec mythology
|Kalessin||Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin ||the eldest dragon in
* Y Ddraig Goch, a famous dragon of British legend; symbol of Wales
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* Yam-nahar from Canaanite mythology
|Kalseru, or Julunggul||Australian mythology||symbol of rain and fertility
* Yofune-Nushi, from Japanese mythology; symbol of female sacrifice
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* Zu, a famous dragon from Sumerian mythology; symbol of chaos
|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 13:18, 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