Saint George versus the dragon, Gustave Moreau, c. 1880. This small dragon has the look of a griffin or a wyvern.

In European mythology, a dragon is a serpent-like legendary creature. The Latin word draco, as in the constellation Draco, comes directly from Greek δράκων (drakōn). The Dragon is sometimes known by the Nordic word ormr. In Old English wyrm means "serpent", draca means "dragon". Though a winged creature, the dragon is generally to be found in its underground lair, a cave that identifies it as an ancient creature of earth, like the mythic serpent, that was a source of knowledge even in Eden. Saint George versus the dragon by Gustave Moreau, around 1880 This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Saint George versus the dragon by Gustave Moreau, around 1880 This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... For alternate uses, see Saint George (disambiguation) Saint George (c. ... Orpheus by Gustave Moreau (1865) Gustave Moreau (April 6, 1826 - April 18, 1898) was a French Symbolist painter. ... Roman griffon, Turkey This article is on the animal. ... Sea-wyvern supporters in the arms of the Borough of Vale Royal A wyvern (or wivern) is a winged reptilian legendary creature often found in medieval heraldry where the usual blazon is statant (standing). ... This article is about the continent. ... Mythology is the study of myths: stories of a particular culture that it believes to be true and that feature a specific religious or belief system. ... Serpent is a word of Latin origin (serpens, serpentis) that is normally substituted for snake in a specifically mythic or religious context, in order to distinguish such creatures from the field of biology. ... A legendary creature is a mythical or fantastic creature (often known as fabulous creatures in historical literature). ... Draco (Latin for Dragon) is a far northern constellation that is circumpolar for many northern hemisphere observers. ... The Nordic countries (Greenland not shown) The Nordic countries is a term used collectively for five countries in Northern Europe. ... Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... Serpent is a word of Latin origin (serpens, serpentis) that is normally substituted for snake in a specifically mythic or religious context, in order to distinguish such creatures from the field of biology. ... This article is about the Biblical location. ...

Dragons in modern times

The dragon of the modern period is typically depicted as a huge, scaly and horned dinosaur-like creature, with leathery wings and the ability to breathe fire. It is sometimes shown with feathered wings, crests, fiery manes, and various exotic colorations. Iconically it has at last combined the Chinese dragon with the western one. Many modern stories represent dragons as extremely intelligent creatures who can talk, associated with (and sometimes in control of) powerful magic. Dragon's blood often has magical properties: for example it let Siegfried understand the language of the Forest Bird. The typical dragon protects a cavern filled with gold and treasure and is often associated with a great hero who tries to slay it, but dragons can be written in to a story in as many ways as a human character. Chinese dragons The Chinese dragon (龍; pinyin: lóng; Cantonese: loong; Hokkien: leng) is a mythical creature. ... Intelligence is a general mental capability that involves the ability to reason, plan, solve problems, think abstractly, comprehend ideas and language, and learn. ... The ancient symbol of the pentagram is often used as a symbol for magic. ... Siegfried is the third of the four operas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), by Richard Wagner. ... General Name, Symbol, Number Gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11 (IB), 6, d Density, Hardness 19300 kg/m3, 2. ... Treasure is a concentration of riches, often that which is considered lost or forgotten until being rediscovered. ...

Greek dragons

For the Greeks of the Classical times, dragons were terrifying serpentlike earth-born remnants of an earlier age, dark creatures that had to be heroically eliminated. Dragons were guardians of underground sources of power, and often guarded the more literal sources, springs, where the watery underworld burst to the surface. The water-dragon most widely depicted was called the Hydra. The serpentlike dragon guardian of the spring or cleft, whose healing and oracular properties must not be approached without caution, was a protector of the original inhabitants of Greece (Pelasgians) and their prehistoric lore. Always, in the literary myths that have survived, the hero from the new Olympian age is seen to destroy the dragon, never to consult it; the dragon has been reinterpreted as having terrified and threatened the local populace (as the sea-dragon in the myth of Perseus and Andromeda). At Delphi the ancient oracle came from the Goddess's serpentlike dragon deep in the cleft, the Python and his seeress; but Apollo "saved" the inhabitants of Delphi from its "ravages" — then assumed the oracular powers for himself. Maintaining its ancient role, a dragon guarded the Golden Fleece in the ancient story of Jason that we know from the late Alexandrian epic Argonautica. The 16th-century German illustrator has been influenced by the Beast of Revelation in his depiction of Hydra. ... Ancient Greek writers used the name Pelasgian to refer to groups of people who preceded the Hellenes and dwelt in several locations in Anatolia, the Aegean and mainland Greece, as neighbors of the Hellenes. ... The Boast of Cassiopeia is a story from Greek mythology, associated with Perseus. ... The Temple of Apollo, seen from below The amphitheater, seen from above Delphi (Greek Δελφοί Delphoi) is an archaeological site and a modern town in Greece. ... In Greek mythology, Python was the oracular serpent of Delphi. ... In Greek mythology, the ram with the Golden Fleece (Okros Satsmisi in Georgian) was given to Nephele of Thessaly by Hermes for her to transport her children, Helle and Phrixus, away from Ino. ... This article or section should be merged with Jason. ...

Dragons were often classed among the noisome brood of Typhon and Echidna. Typhon (Typhaon, Typhoeus, Typhus), in Greek mythology, was the final son of Gaia, this time with Tartarus, the offspring of the Earth and the cavernous void beneath: But when Zeus had driven the Titans from heaven, huge Earth bare her youngest child Typhoeus of the love of —Hesiod, Theogony 820... In the most ancient layers of Greek mythology Echidna (ekhis, meaning she viper) was called the Mother of All Monsters. Echidna was described by Hesiod (Theogony) as a female monster, who mothered with Typhon every major monster in the entire Greek mythos. ...

The word "dragon" came from Greek drakōn, which originally meant "that which sees" or "that which flashes", from the root of the verb derkomai = "I see". The word may originally meant a type of snake with shiny reflective scales. There is at least one Greek text which in the same line of poetry calls the same animal a snake and a drakōn.

Roman dragons

It it is theorized that western dragons have descended from Roman dragons. Roman dragons evolved from serpentine Greek ones, combined with the dragons of Persia, in the mix that characterized the hybrid Greek/Eastern Hellenistic culture. From Babylon, the "Dragon of Marduk" in molded glazed terracotta bricks that was part of the 6th century Gate of Ishtar has come to rest at the Detroit Institute of Arts. The later Babylonian dragon worshiped by the court of the Persian Cyrus the Great, in the Hebrew narrative in Bel and the Dragon probably dates to the late 2nd century BCE. John's Book of Revelation — Greek literature, not Roman — describes Satan as "a great dragon, flaming red, with seven heads and ten horns". Much of John's literary inspiration is late Hebrew and Greek, but John's dragon, like his Satan, are both more likely to have come originally through Persia. Perhaps our distinctions between dragons of western origin and Chinese dragons (q.v.) are arbitrary. A later Roman dragon was certainly of Iranian origin: in the Roman Empire, where each military cohort had a particular identifying signum, (military standard), after the Dacian Wars and Parthian War of Trajan in the east, the Draco military standard entered the Legion with the Cohors Sarmatarum and Cohors Dacorum (Sarmatian and Dacian cohort) — a large dragon fixed to the end of a lance, with large gaping jaws of silver and with the rest of the body formed of colored silk. With the jaws facing into the wind, the silken body inflated and rippled. This signum is described in Vegetius Epitoma Rei Militaris, 379 CE (book ii, ch XIII. 'De centuriis atque vexillis peditum'): The term Hellenistic (established by the German historian Johann Gustav Droysen) in the history of the ancient world is used to refer to the shift from a culture dominated by ethnic Greeks, however scattered geographically, to a culture dominated by Greek-speakers of whatever ethnicity, and from the political dominance... The Persian Empire is the name used to refer to a number of historic dynasties that have ruled the country of Persia (Iran). ... Tomb of Cyrus the Great in Pasargadae Cyrus II the Great (Persian: کوروش کبیر) (about 576 - July, 529 BC) was a king of Persia, famous for his military prowess and mercy. ... The tale of Bel and the Dragon forms chapter 14 of the Book of Daniel. ... Visions of John the Evangelist, as depicted in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. ... Satan (שָׂטָן Standard Hebrew Satan, Latin Sátanas, Tiberian Hebrew Śāṭān; Aramaic שִׂטְנָא Śiṭnâ: both words mean Adversary; accuser) is an angel, demon, or minor god in many religions. ... Chinese dragons The Chinese dragon (龍; pinyin: lóng; Cantonese: loong; Hokkien: leng) is a mythical creature. ... The Dacian Wars were two short wars between the Roman Empire and Dacia during Emperor Trajans rule (A.D. 98 - 117). ... Sarmatian Cataphract Sarmatians, Sarmatae or Sauromatae (the second form is mostly used by the earlier Greek writers, the other by the later Greeks and the Romans) were a people whom Herodotus (4. ... Alternate meanings: see Dacia (disambiguation) Dacia, in ancient geography the land of the Daci or Getae, was a large district of Central Europe, bounded on the north by the Carpathians, on the south by the Danube, on the west by the Tisa (Tisza river, in Hungary), on the east by... A cohort (from the Latin Cohors, plural cohortes, a military-type unit, as the infantry batallions constituting a Roman legion) is a fairly large group of rather homogenous individuals : original Roman Cohortes military cohort Originally it was a sub-unit of a Roman legion, consisting of 600 men (infantry), itself...

Primum signum totius legionis est aquila, quam aquilifer portat. Dracones etiam per singulas cohortes a draconariis feruntur ad proelium

(The first sign of the entire legion is the eagle, which the eagle-bearer carries. In addition, dragons are carried into battle by each cohort, by the 'dragoneers' )

and in Ammianus Marcellinus, xvi. 10, 7 (Harry Thurston Peck, Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, 1898: 'Signum'). It is hard to resist giving this Romanized Parthian dragon a distant Chinese origin. Ammianus Marcellinus, thought by some to be the last Roman historian of worth, was born about A.D. 325‑330 likely at Antioch (the likelihood hingeing on whether he was the recipient of a surviving letter to a Marcellinus from a fellow citizen of Antioch). ...

Dragons in Slavic mythology

Dragons of Slavic mythology hold mixed temperaments towards humans. For example, dragons in Bulgarian mythology are either male or female, each gender having a different view of mankind. The female dragon and male dragon, often seen as brother and sister, represent different forces of agriculture. The female dragon represents harsh weather and is the destroyer of crops, the hater of mankind, and is locked in a never ending battle with her brother. The male dragon protects the humans' crops from destruction and is generally loving to humanity. Fire and water play major roles in Bulgarian dragon lore; the female has water characteristics, whilst the male is usually a fiery creature. In Bulgarian legend, dragons are three headed, winged beings with snake's bodies. Slavic mythology and Slavic religion evolved over more than 3,000 years. ... Male is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces sperm. ... Female is the sex of an organism, or a part of an organism, which produces egg cells. ... Fire is a form of combustion. ... Water (from the Old English word wæter) is a colorless, tasteless, and odorless substance that is essential to all known forms of life and is known also as the most universal solvent. ... Superfamilies and Families Henophidia Aniliidae Anomochilidae Boidae Bolyeriidae Cylindrophiidae Loxocemidae Pythonidae Tropidophiidae Uropeltidae Xenopeltidae Typhlopoidea Anomalepididae Leptotyphlopidae Typhlopidae Xenophidia Acrochordidae Atractaspididae Colubridae Elapidae Hydrophiidae Viperidae Snakes are cold blooded legless reptiles closely related to lizards, which share the order Squamata. ...

In Russian, Belarusian, and Ukrainian lore, dragons are generally evil, four-legged beasts with few if any redeeming qualities. They are intelligent, but not very highly so; they often place tribute on villages or small towns, demanding maidens for food, or gold. Their number of heads ranges from one to seven or sometimes even more, with three- and seven-headed dragons being most common. The heads also regrow if cut off, unless the neck is "treated" with fire. Dragon blood is so poisonous that Earth itself will refuse to absorb it. A maiden may refer to: A female virgin. ... General Name, Symbol, Number Gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11 (IB), 6, d Density, Hardness 19300 kg/m3, 2. ... Dragons blood serves a purpose in many different mythologies. ...

The Welsh flag, showing a red dragon passant

A lovely image of the Welsh flag, derived from an SVG file by Tobias Jakobs in the sodipodi flags collection. ... A lovely image of the Welsh flag, derived from an SVG file by Tobias Jakobs in the sodipodi flags collection. ... The national flag of Wales is The Red Dragon (Welsh: Y Ddraig Goch). ...

Dragons in Celtic mythology

Most dragons in Celtic mythology have a similar appearance, being wormlike in shape, without legs, although they sometimes had wings, and having poisonous bites or stings as opposed to breathing fire.

An exception is the Welsh Dragon, which adorns the Welsh flag and has represented Wales for centuries. The national flag of Wales is The Red Dragon (Welsh: Y Ddraig Goch). ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English(100%), Welsh(20. ...

Celtic dragons often represented sovereignty or kingship, such as in the word 'Pendragon', meaning 'chief'.

In Celtic culture, particularly associated with their form of mysticism, there is a strong relationship with Eastern representations of dragons. They were usually serpentine and were considered symbols of wisdom due to their long lifespans. Merlin, holding his staff, is often depicted with facing dragons at the head of the staff, and it has been suggested that this represents a balance between opposing forces.

Dragons in Germanic and Norse mythology

The most famous dragons in Norse mythology and Germanic mythology, are:- Norse mythology, Viking mythology or Scandinavian mythology refer to the pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian people, including those who settled on Iceland, where the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled. ... Thor, god of thunder, one of the major figures in Germanic mythology. ...

• Nidhogg who gnawed at the roots of Yggdrasil;
• Jormungand, a form of serpent so big that the earth-disc can be encircled by it;
• the dragon encountered by Beowulf;
• Fafnir, who was killed by Siegfried. Fafnir turned into a dragon because of his greed.
• Lindworms are monstrous serpents of Germanic myth and lore, often interchangeable with dragons.

Many European stories of dragons have them guarding a treasure hoard. Both Fafnir's and Beowulf's dragons guarded earthen mounds full of ancient treasure. The treasure was cursed and brought ill to those who later possessed it. In Norse mythology, Nidhogg (tearer of corpses) was the monster (although sometimes a dragon) that ate the roots of the World Tree, Yggdrasil and swore at the eagle living in the trees branches. ... Yggdrasil For other uses of the term Yggdrasil, see Yggdrasil (disambiguation) In Norse Mythology, Yggdrasil (also Mimameid and Lerad) was the World tree, a gigantic tree, thought to connect all the nine worlds of Norse cosmology. ... Thor fighting the sea serpent, Henry Fuseli, 1788. ... Serpent is a word of Latin origin (serpens, serpentis) that is normally substituted for snake in a specifically mythic or religious context, in order to distinguish such creatures from the field of biology. ... Beowulf is the hero of the Anglo-Saxon poem by his name (see Beowulf). ... In Norse mythology, Fafnir was a son of the dwarf king Hreidmar and brother of Regin and Otr. ... In Norse mythology, Sigurd (also Siegfried) was a legendary hero, as well as the central character in the Volsunga saga, Nibelungenlied and Richard Wagners opera, Siegfried, which see for more details. ... In mythology, a lindworm (or lindorm) is a large serpent-like dragon. ...

Dragons in the emblem books popular from late medieval times through the 17th century often represent the dragon as an emblem of greed. (Some quotes are needed) The prevalence of dragons in European heraldry demonstrates that there is more to the dragon than greed. Heraldry is the science and art of describing coats-of-arms, also referred to as achievements or armorial bearings. ...

Though the Latin is draco, draconis, it has been supposed by some scholars, including John Tanke of the University of Michigan, that the word dragon comes from the Old Norse draugr, which literally means a spirit who guards the burial mound of a king (compare Tolkien's 'barrow-wights'). How this image of a vengeful guardian spirit is related to a fire-breathing serpent is unclear. Many others assume the word dragon comes from the ancient Greek verb derkesthai, meaning "to see", referring to the dragon's legendarily keen eyesight. In any case, the image of a dragon as a serpent-like creature was already standard at least by the 8th century when Beowulf was written down. Although today we associate dragons almost universally with fire, in medieval legend the creatures were often associated with water, guarding springs or living near or under water. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor is a public coeducational university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ... Old Norse or Danish tongue is the Germanic language once spoken by the inhabitants of the Nordic countries (for instance during the Viking Age). ... A draugr is a corporeal undead, from the Norse Mythology. ... J. R. R. Tolkien in 1972, in his study at Merton Street (from by H. Carpenter) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) was the author of The Hobbit and its sequel The Lord of the Rings. ... Barrow-wights are wraith-like creatures in J. R. R. Tolkiens world of Middle-earth. ... (7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there. ...

Other European legends about dragons include "Saint George and the Dragon", in which a brave knight defeats a dragon holding a princess captive. This legend may be a Christianized version of the myth of Perseus, or of the mounted Phrygian god Sabazios vanquishing the chthonic serpent, but its origins are obscure. Saint George is the Patron Saint of England. Saint George versus the dragon According to the Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine, the story of Saint George and the Dragon took place in a place he called Silene, in Libya. ... A silver statue of an armoured knight, created as a trophy in 1850 For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ... For other meanings, see Prince (disambiguation). ... Christianity is the worlds largest religion. ... For the constellation, see Perseus (constellation); for the Macedonian king, see Perseus of Macedon Perseus with the Head of Medusa Perseus was the son of Danae, the only child of Acrisius king of Argos. ... Sabazios is the nomadic horseman sky and father god of the Phrygians. ... In mythology chthonic (from Greek χθονιος-pertaining to the earth; earthy) designates, or pertains to, gods or spirits of the underworld, especially in Greek mythology. ... For alternate uses, see Saint George (disambiguation) Saint George (c. ... In several forms of Christianity, a patron saint has special affinity for a trade or group. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion...

The tale of George and the Dragon has been modified for modern works, with Saint George portrayed as an effete wally who faints at the sight of the dragon in a play [1] and a poem by U. A. Fanthorpe based on Paolo Uccello's painting, which hangs in the British National Gallery. In the poem, Saint George is a thug, the Maiden considers the relative sexual merits of the dragon and saint, and the Dragon is the only sane character. Certainly, Uccello's fifteenth-century painting, in which the Maiden has the dragon on a leash, is itself not the most conventional representation of the story. Niccolò da Tolentino Leads the Florentine Troops (1450s) Tempera on wood, 182 x 320 cm National Gallery, London Paolo di Dono, better known as Paolo Uccello (b. ... The National Gallery from Trafalgar Square The National Gallery is an art gallery in London, located on the north side of Trafalgar Square. ...

It is possible that the dragon legends of northwestern Europe are at least partly inspired by earlier stories from the Roman Empire, or from the Sarmatians and related cultures north of the Black Sea. There has also been speculation that dragon mythology might have originated from stories of large land lizards which inhabited Eurasia, or that the sight of giant fossil bones eroding from the earth may have inspired dragon myths (compare Griffin). The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus). ... Sarmatian Cataphract Sarmatians, Sarmatae or Sauromatae (the second form is mostly used by the earlier Greek writers, the other by the later Greeks and the Romans) were a people whom Herodotus (4. ... Satellite view of the Black Sea, taken by NASA MODIS Cities of the Black Sea The Black Sea (known as the Euxine Sea in antiquity) is an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor. ... This page is about Lizards, the order of reptile. ... African-Eurasian aspect of Earth Eurasia is the landmass composed of the continents of Europe and Asia. ... Roman griffon, Turkey This article is on the animal. ...

Dragons in Catalan mythology

Dragons are well-known in Catalan myths and legends, in no small part because St. George (Catalon Sant Jordi) is the patron saint of Catalonia. Like most dragons, the Catalan dragon (Catalan drac) is basically an enormous serpent with two legs, or rarely, four, and sometimes a pair of wings. As in many other parts of the world, the dragon's face may be like that of some other animal, such as a lion or bull. As is common elsewhere, Catalan dragons are fire-breathers, and the dragon-fire is all-consuming. Catalan dragons also can emit a fetid odor, which can rot away anything it touches. Catalan myths and legends are the traditional myths and legends of the Catalan-speaking world, especially Catalonia itself, passed down for generations as part of that regions popular culture. ... Capital Barcelona Official languages Spanish and Catalan In Val dAran, also Aranese. ... Binomial name Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Lion (Panthera leo) is a mammal of the family Felidae. ... A bull is a male of various animal species, including: cattle elephant whale In English, bull is usually spoken to refer specifically to male cattle, with terms such as bull elephant disambiguating the term for other species. ...

The Catalans also distinguish a víbria or vibra (cognate with English viper and wyvern), a female dragon with two prominent breasts, two claws and an eagle's beak. Genera Adenorhinos Atheris Azemiops Bitis Cerastes Daboia Echis Eristicophis Macrovipera Montatheris Proatheris Pseudocerastes Vipera This page is about Viper snakes. ... Sea-wyvern supporters in the arms of the Borough of Vale Royal A wyvern (or wivern) is a winged reptilian legendary creature often found in medieval heraldry where the usual blazon is statant (standing). ... Genera Aquila Haliaeetus Pithecophaga Circaetus (*) Scientists argue whether Accipitriformes are a separate order, or belong to the Falconiformes. ...

Dragons in Italian mythology

The legend of Saint George and the dragon is well knowed in Italy. But other Saints are depicted fighting a dragon. For instance, the first bishop of the city of Forlì, named Saint Mercurialis, killed a dragon and saved Forlì. So he often is depicted in the act of killing a dragon. For alternate uses, see Saint George (disambiguation) Saint George (c. ... Forlì (44°13′ N 12°02′ E)is a city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. ... Saint Mercurialis was the first bishop of the city of Forlì, in Romagna. ... Forlì (44°13′ N 12°02′ E)is a city in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. ...

Dragons in fantasy fiction

See List of dragons in fantasy fiction This is a List of dragons in fantasy fiction: Fantasy fiction authors whose works have featured dragons as major plot elements include: Anne McCaffrey (Dragonflight and sequels) J. R. R. Tolkien (The Hobbit, The Silmarillion and related works). ...

Dragons in decoration

Transom decoration, Belvedere Castle Central Park, New York. This is actually a cockatrice

Cockatrice as architectural embelishment, part of a transom over a doorway. ... Cockatrice as architectural embelishment, part of a transom over a doorway. ... At Bethesda Terrace: formal stairs and a viewing platform for a naturalistic panorama beyond the Lake. ... A cockatrice is a legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like characteristics. ...

See also

• Order of the Dragon, founded in 1408 by Sigismund, King of Hungary, later Holy Roman Emperor.
• List of dragons
• An instinct for dragons, hypothesis about the origin of dragon myths
• The Dragon curve Fractal
• Compare: Chinese dragon, Persian dragon
• Compare: Griffin
• Compare: Sea monster

The Order of the Dragon (German: Drachenorden; Latin: Societas Draconistrarum) is an order of selected nobles modeled on the Order of St. ... Events December 13 - The Order of the Dragon is officially formated under King Sigismund of Hungary. ... Sigismund is a common name. ... The Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806. ... // Dragons in legends and mythology Aido-Wedo, the Rainbow Serpent of Dahomey mythology Apalala, a mythical river dragon who was converted to Buddhism Azhi Dahaka from Persian mythology Leviathan, in Hebrew scriptures, a demonic dragon reigning the waters. ... An Instinct for Dragons is a book by University of Central Florida anthropologist David E. Jones, which seeks to explain the apparent universality of dragon images in the folklore of human societies. ... Categories: Math stubs | Curves | Fractals ... The Mandelbrot set, named after its discoverer, is a famous example of a fractal. ... Chinese dragons The Chinese dragon (龍; pinyin: lóng; Cantonese: loong; Hokkien: leng) is a mythical creature. ... Azhi Dahaka is a demonic figure in the texts and mythology of Zoroastrianism, where he is one of the subordinates of Angra Mainyu. ... Roman griffon, Turkey This article is on the animal. ... Picture taken from a Hetzel copy of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea Sea monsters are mythical and legendary gigantic sea-dwelling creatures (but see also lake monsters). ...

External links

• European Dragons - an illustrated European dragon analysis, citing medieval bestiaries and contemporary works.
• Dragons in Art and on the Web, web directory with 1,470 dragon pictures
• Dragons Across Cultures on draconika.com
• Draconian, another discussion
• Sculpture Dragon
• General Dragon Information and Facts
• "Theoi Project" website: Dragons of classical Greece, excerpts from Greek sources, illustrations, lists and links.
• A víbria costume, as worn by a Catalan geganter.
• www.fectio.org.uk - Draco Late Roman military standard