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Abraxas - Persian serpent with symbolic significance in Gnosticism. Also spelt Anbraxas or Abrasax.
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Akhekhu
- A four-legged serpent from Egypt that lived in the desert. Possibly supernatural.
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Amphiptere
- A limbless, dragon-like winged serpent from North Africa.
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Ananta
Boga / Anantaboga - King of the dragons in Javanese wayang tradition. Ruler of the kingdom of the dead.
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Apalala
- A water dwelling dragon who was converted to Buddhism by the Buddha
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Apophis
/ Apep - In Egyptian mythology, Apophis was the serpent-like dragon that daily attempts to catch and destory the sun god Re.
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Azhi
Dahaki - Three headed Persian dragon
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B
Beowulf's Dragon - Legendary hero Beowulf was finally
killed in combat with a dragon. The hero's sword broke allowing the dragon to bite him - Beowulf later died from the poison.
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Brinsop
Dragon - A British dragon that lived in a well in Duck's Pool Meadow in Brinsop. It was killed by a local knight - some say
Saint George.
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D
Drachenstein - A Norse dragon that was slain by Hurnen
Sifrit for its hoard of gold.
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E
Eingana - Snake goddess from aboriginal mythology.
She is the creator goddess and also goddess of death. If she dies, so does the entire world.
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Fafnir - A Norse dragon. Depending on which version of
the legend you read, Fafnir began life either as a dwarf, a giant or the son of a magician! Either way, he was ultimately
transformed into a dragon and slain by Siegfried.
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J
Jormungandr - In Norse mythology, the world serpent that lay in the oceans curled around the
world and biting its own tail. Mortal enemy of Thor. Also called the Midgard Serpent.
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K
Kalseru - A rainbow serpent goddess from aboriginal mythology.
Associated with fertility and rain. Also known as Julunggul.
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Ketu
- The "Dragon's Tail in Indian mythology
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The
Knucker - A British water dragon from Sussex.
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L
Ladon - Ancient Greek dragon that guarded the golden apple tree of goddess
Hera. It was killed by Herakles in order to steal the apples.
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The
Laidly Wyrm - The Laidly Wyrm was once a princess who was turned into a serpent by her evil stepmother. Oh yes she was!
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The
Lambton Wyrm - An English dragon, the Wyrm was accidentally caught by John Lambton whilst fishing. He threw it down a well
but the Wyrm survived and grew into a dragon that terrorised the neighbourhood.
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M
Manasa - Manasa is a Naga from Hinduism and is a goddess of fertility.
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Master
Stoorworm - A huge sea serpent from Celtic mythology. His demise led to the creation of the Orkney, Shetland and Faroe Islands.
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Midgard Serpent - Another name for Jormungandr
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Naga - In India Nagas are a race of snake-humans, often
represented as a serpent with a woman's head. In malay a Naga is a many headed sea-dragon.
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Nessie - Familiar name for the Loch Ness monster
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Nithhogr - A Norse dragon that lay at the foot of the world tree Yggdrasil, gnawing at its roots
and eating the remains of the deadd.
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Norbert - Hagrid's baby dragon in the Harry Potter tales
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O Goncho - A white dragon that once every fifty years
transforms into a golden bird. Its cry brings famine.
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Pern Dragon - Many different dragons of various colours from the Pern novels of Anne McCaffrey
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The
Piasa - American dragon from Illinois.
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Puff
the Magic Dragon - From the song of the same name
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Quetzalcoatl - Winged and feathered serpent god from Mexico
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Rahu - The "Dragon's Head" in Indian mythology
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Rainbow
Serpent - In aboriginal mythology the Rainbow Serpent gave birth to all the creatures of the Land at the beginning of the
Dreamtime.
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Romanian
Longhorn - A type of dragon from the Harry Potter novels. It has dark green scales and a long golden horn.
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Saint George's Dragon - The dragon killed by Saint George, patron Saint of England. It appears
not to have a specific name of its own.
More on Saint George's Dragon
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Scylla
- In Greek mythology Scylla was a nymph. The witch Circe turned her into a fearsome sea beast that wrecks ships. In The Odyssey
she ate six of Odysseus' companions.
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Shen
Lung - Chinese good luck dragon that features in New Year celebrations
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Sirrush
- The Babylonian dragon of chaos
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Smaug
- In J.R.R. Tolkein's "The Hobbit", Smaug lived in a cavern in the Lonely Mountain where he guarded his treasure.
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Tiamat - Tiamat appears in the Babylonian creation myth
and is sometimes considered to be a dragon
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Tatsu
- Not an individual dragon but a generic term for Japanese dragons
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Typhon
- Monstrous son of Gaia and Tartarus in Greek mythology, Typhon had a tongue of fire and a hundred serpent heads.
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Uwibami - Uwibami was a great Japanese dragon that would
snatch men from their horses and eat them
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V
Vasuki - Indian Naga serpent-dragon, one of the eight dragon kings. His body was used to churn
the oceans.
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W
Whiro - Lizard-man God of death from Polynesian mythology
who lives in the underworld and puts evil thoughts into the minds of men.
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Wyvern
- Generic name for a comon type of British dragon.
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Y Ddraig Goch - The red dragon, symbol of Wales.
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Yofune-Nushi
- A Japanese dragon who craved female human flesh and demanded a maiden sacrifice once a year
More on Yofune-Nushi
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Yong
- Generic name for Korean dragons.
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Zu - An ancient dragon from Sumerian legend. Zu stole
the Tablets of Law and threatened to plunge the world into chaos.
