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Qiulong, a Chinese dragon was contradictorily defined as "horned dragon" and "hornless dragon". Yinglong , "responsive dragon", is a winged dragon and rain deity in ancient Chinese mythology . Teng , "a flying dragon", "flying-dragon snake", "soaring snake", is a flying dragon in Chinese mythology .
Greek mythology. Dragons play a significant role in Greek mythology. [1] Though the Greek drakōn often differs from the modern Western conception of a dragon, it is both the etymological origin of the modern term and the source of many surviving Indo-European myths and legends about dragons.
The Azure Dragon (Chinese: 青龍 Qīnglóng), also known as Qinglong in Chinese, is one of the Dragon Gods who represent the mount or chthonic forces of the Five Regions' Highest Deities (五方上帝 Wǔfāng Shàngdì).
A purple (or black) dragon who shoots lightning. In The Legend of Spyro series, she's first as an antagonist to Spyro in A New Beginning , gets defeated and freed by him. Also appears in The Eternal Night and Dawn of the Dragon .
Pitanian dragon, a dragon in Pitane, Aeolis, that was turned to stone by the gods. Pyrausta , a four-legged insect with filmy wings and a dragon's head. Python , a dragon that guarded the oracle of Delphi; it was slain by Apollo.
In Japanese mythology, the raijū (雷獣, らいじゅう, lit. "thunder animal/beast") is a legendary creature associated with lightning and thunder, as well as the god Raijin.
This is a list of lists of dragons. List of dragons in mythology and folklore. Dragons in Greek mythology; Germanic dragon; Slavic dragon; European dragon; Chinese dragon; Japanese dragon; Korean dragon; List of dragons in popular culture; List of dragons in film and television; List of dragons in games; List of dragons in literature; See also
This is a list of dragons in literature. For fictional dragons in other media, see the list of dragons in popular culture. For dragons from legends and mythology, see the list of dragons in mythology and folklore .
The Wawel Dragon (Polish: Smok Wawelski), also known as the Dragon of Wawel Hill, is a famous dragon in Polish legend. According to the earliest account (13th century), a dragon (Greek: holophagus, "one who swallows whole") plagued the capital city of Kraków established by legendary King Krak (or Krakus, Gracchus, etc.).
Fèng or Fènghuáng is a common element in given names of Chinese women (likewise, "Dragon" is used for men's names). "Dragon-and-phoenix infants" (龍鳳胎; 龙凤胎) is a Chinese term for a set of male and female fraternal twins. Fenghuang is a common place name throughout China.