The dragon is a mythical creature of which some interpretation or depiction appears in almost every culture worldwide. The Chinese Dragon or Oriental dragon is a mythical creature in East Asian culture with a Chinese origin A legendary creature is a mythological or folkloric creature (often known as "fabulous creatures" in historical literature The physical description and supposed abilities of the creature vary immensely according to the different cultures in which it appears. However, the unifying feature of almost all interpretations is it being a serpentine or otherwise reptilian monster (or at least possessing a serpentine/reptilian part or trait), and often possessing magical or spiritual qualities. The serpentine group describes a group of common rock-forming hydrous Magnesium Iron phyllosilicate (()3 Minerals they

The two most familiar interpretations of dragons are either European dragons, derived from various European folk traditions, or unrelated Oriental dragons, derived from the Chinese dragon (lóng). European dragons are Legendary creatures in Folklore and Mythology among the overlapping cultures of Europe. The Chinese Dragon or Oriental dragon is a mythical creature in East Asian culture with a Chinese origin The word "dragon" derives from Greek δράκων (drakōn), "a serpent of huge size, a python, a dragon" and that from the verb δέρκομαι (derkomai) "to see clearly"^[1]. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly

Contents 1 Overview 1.1 Jewish 1.2 Greek 1.3 Chinese 1.4 Persian 2 Modern Literature 3 Speculation on the origin of dragons 4 Dragons in world mythology 5 References 6 Sources 7 Further reading 8 External links

Overview

Like most mythological creatures, dragons are perceived in different ways by different cultures. A legendary creature is a mythological or folkloric creature (often known as "fabulous creatures" in historical literature Dragons are sometimes said to breathe and spit fire or poison. They are commonly portrayed as serpentine or reptilian, hatching from eggs and possessing typically feathered or scaly bodies. In most Birds and Reptiles an egg ( Latin ovum) is the Zygote, resulting from Fertilization of the Ovum. They are sometimes portrayed as having large yellow or red eyes, a feature that is the origin for the word for dragon in many cultures. They are sometimes portrayed with a row of dorsal spines, keeled scales, or leathery bat-like wings. Winged dragons are usually portrayed only in European dragons while Oriental versions of the dragon resemble large snakes. European dragons are Legendary creatures in Folklore and Mythology among the overlapping cultures of Europe. Dragons can have a variable number of legs: none, two, four, or more when it comes to early European literature. Modern depictions of dragons tend to be larger than their original representations, which were often smaller than humans.

Although dragons occur in many legends around the world, different cultures have varying stories about monsters that have been grouped together under the dragon label.

Dragons are often held to have major spiritual significance in various religions and cultures around the world. In many East Asian cultures dragons were, and in some cultures still are, revered as representative of the primal forces of nature, religion and the universe. Nature, in the broadest sense is equivalent to the natural world, physical universe, material world or material universe. The Universe is defined as everything that Physically Exists: the entirety of Space and Time, all forms of Matter, Energy They are associated with wisdom—often said to be wiser than humans—and longevity. Wisdom is a concept of personal gaining of Knowledge, Understanding, Experience, discretion and intuitive understanding, along with a capacity They are commonly said to possess some form of magic or other supernatural power, and are often associated with wells, rain, and rivers. Magic, sometimes known as sorcery, is a Conceptual system that asserts human ability to control the natural world (including events objects people and In some cultures, they are also said to be capable of human speech.

The term dragoon, for infantry that move around by horse yet still fight as foot soldiers, is derived from their early firearm, the "dragon", a wide-bore musket that spat flame when it fired, and was thus named for the mythical creature. A dragoon is a soldier intended primarily to fight on foot but trained also in Horse riding and cavalry combat especially The horse ( Equus caballus) is a hoofed ( Ungulate) Mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae. A firearm is a Tool that projects either single or multiple Projectiles at high velocity through a controlled explosion

Jewish

In Jewish religious texts, the first mention of a dragon-like creature is in the Biblical works of Job (26:13), and Isaiah (27:1) where it is called Nachash Bare'ach, or a "Pole Serpent". See also Old testament, Septuagint, Targum, Peshitta The Tanakh (תַּנַ"ךְ (taˈnax or; also Tenakh or Tenak is The Book of Job ( איוב) is one of the books of the Hebrew Bible. Isaiah (; Greek:, Ēsaiās; Arabic: اشعیاء, Ash-ee-yaa; "Salvation of/is YHWH " is A geographical pole, or geographic pole, is either of two fixed points on the surface of a spinning body or Planet, at 90 degrees from the Equator, based ^[2] This is identified in the Midrash Rabba to Genesis 1:21 as Leviathan from the word Taninim

and God created the great sea-monsters. Leviathan ( is a Biblical Sea monster referred to in the Old Testament ( Psalm 74:13-14 Job 41 Isaiah 271 ^[3]

In Jewish astronomy this is also identified with the North Pole, the star Thuban which, around 4,500 years ago, was the star in the Draco constellation's "tail". The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is subject to the caveats explained below defined as the point in the northern This article is about the Star Th'uban is an Arabic word for Dragon. Draco (ˈdreɪkoʊ Dragon) is a far northern Constellation that is circumpolar for many Northern hemisphere observers ^[2] However this can also have been either the celestial pole or the ecliptic pole. The north and south celestial poles are the two imaginary points in the sky where the Earth's Axis of rotation, "infinitely extended" intersects the The ecliptic pole is the point on the Celestial sphere where the sphere meets the imaginary line perpendicular to the Ecliptic plane, the path the Earth The ancient observers noted that Draco was at the top of the celestial pole, giving the appearance that stars were "hanging" from it, and in Hebrew it is referred to as Teli, from talah (תלה) - to hang. ^[4] Hebrew writers from Arabic-speaking locations identified the Teli as Al Jaz'har, which is a Persian word for a "knot" or a "node" because of the intersection of the inclination of the orbit of a planet from the elliptic that forms two such nodes. In modern astronomy these are called the ascending node and the descending node, but in the medieval astronomy they were referred to as "dragon's head" and "dragon's tail". An orbital node is one of the two points where an Orbit crosses a Plane of reference which it is inclined to An orbital node is one of the two points where an Orbit crosses a Plane of reference which it is inclined to Astronomy is the oldest of the Natural sciences dating back to antiquity, with its origins in the religious, Mythological, and Astrological ^[5]

Greek

In Ancient Greece the first mention of a dragon is derived from the Iliad where Agamemnon is described as having a blue dragon motif on his sword belt and a three-headed dragon emblem on his breast plate. The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca The Iliad ( Greek: Ἰλιάς (Ancient Ιλιάδα (Modern is together with the Odyssey, one of two ancient In Greek mythology, Agamemnon (very resolute / ( ancient Greek:) is a hero, the son of King Atreus of Mycenae ^[6]

Chinese

Chinese dragons (simplified Chinese: 龙; traditional Chinese: 龍; pinyin: lóng), and Oriental dragons generally, are usually seen as benevolent, whereas European dragons are usually malevolent though there are exceptions (one exception being Y Ddraig Goch, The Red Dragon of Wales). The Chinese Dragon or Oriental dragon is a mythical creature in East Asian culture with a Chinese origin Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Malevolent dragons also occur in the mythology of Persia (see Azhi Dahaka) and Russia, among other places. By Persian Mythology is meant the myths and sacred narratives of the culturally and linguistically related group of ancient peoples who inhabited the Iranian Plateau Zahhāk or Zohhāk (in ضحاک is a figure of Persian mythology, evident in ancient Iranian Folklore as Aži Dahāka, the name by which he

Dragons are particularly popular in China and the 5-clawed dragon was a symbol of the Chinese emperors, with the phoenix or fenghuang the symbol of the Chinese empress. The phoenix ( Ancient Greek: Φοῖνιξ phoínix is a mythical sacred firebird in ancient mythologies starting with the Greek and later the Fenghuang are mythological Chinese birds that reign over all other birds Dragon costumes manipulated by several people are a common sight at Chinese festivals.

Persian

Aži Dahāka is the source of the modern Persian word azhdahā or ezhdehā اژدها (Middle Persian azdahāg) meaning "dragon", often used of a dragon depicted upon a banner of war. The Persians believed that the baby of a dragon will be the same color as the mothers eyes.

Modern Literature

There are numerous examples of dragons in modern literature, especially the fantasy genre.

In the 1937 fantasy novel The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, the major antagonist is a dragon named Smaug. The Hobbit or There and Back Again is an award-winning fantasy An antagonist (from Greek ανταγωνιστής - antagonistes, "opponent competitor rival" is a character or Smaug is a fictional dragon character in The Hobbit by J R R Tolkien. Smaug hordes a great treasure but is ultimately defeated by a band of dwarves, the "men of the lake" and a hobbit named Bilbo Baggins. In J R R Tolkien 's legendarium, Hobbits are a diminutive race that inhabit the lands of Middle-earth. Bilbo Baggins is the protagonist of The Hobbit and also makes an appearance in The Lord of the Rings, two of the most well-known of

Dragons play an important role in the Harry Potter series of novels by J. K. Rowling. Harry Potter is a series of seven Fantasy novels written by British author J Joanne "Jo" Rowling OBE (born 31 July 1965 who writes under the In the first book of the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Hagrid, the Hogwarts grounds-keeper, owns a baby dragon of a species called "Norwegian Ridgeback". Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (published in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) is the first novel in In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire one of the three events the contestants for the tri-wizard tournament involves successfully taking a Golden egg from a Dragon, in Harry's case "a Hungarian Horntail". In the final book of the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry has to overcome a blind dragon guarding the treasure in the vaults of the wizarding bank, Gringots. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the seventh and final of the

Dragonriders of Pern is an extensive fantasy/science fiction series of novels and short stories primarily written by Anne McCaffrey. The Dragonriders of Pern is an extensive Science fiction / Fantasy series of novels and short stories primarily written by Anne McCaffrey. Anne Inez McCaffrey (born April 1, 1926) is an American Science fiction Author best known for her Dragonriders Since 2004, McCaffrey's son Todd McCaffrey has also published Pern novels, both in collaboration with Anne and on his own. The Pernese use intelligent firebreathing dragons who have a telepathic bond with their riders, formed by mental impressions the dragons receive at the time they hatch from their eggs.

The concept of a dragon bonding at birth with its rider was explored more recently in the 2003 fantasy novel and subsequent motion picture, Eragon, which features a teen-aged boy by that name and a young dragon named Saphira. Eragon is a 2003 Fantasy novel written by Christopher Paolini, and the first book in the Inheritance Cycle, set in the mythical This is a list of characters in The Inheritance Cycle, a fantasy series by Christopher Paolini. Eragon becomes a Dragon Rider, a magical dragon riding hero, who helps to overthrow an evil and despotic king. The next book in the series, Eldest, the seperate views of dragons being creatures of good and being creatures of evil is developed, with Eragon and Saphire being the symbol of good and then the king and his dragon, as well as Murtagh and his dragon, being symbols of evil. Eldest is the second book in the planned Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini.

Speculation on the origin of dragons

Dragons may be mental representations of natural human fears of snakes, wildcats, birds of prey, as well as teeth, claws, size, and even venom blending with fear of wildfire. ^[7]

Others believe that the dragon may have had a real counterpart from which the various legends arose — typically dinosaurs or other archosaurs are mentioned as a possibility — but there is no physical evidence to support this claim, only alleged sightings collected by cryptozoologists. Archosaurs ( Greek for 'ruling lizards' are a group of Diapsid Reptiles represented by Modern birds and Crocodilians This group also Cryptozoology (from Greek κρυπτός kruptos, "hidden" + Zoology; literally "study of hidden animals" is the study of and search Loren Coleman argues that monitor lizards were the basis of some dragon tales and that the breath of the dragon is the fantastic imagery of the steam from the warm Montane Valley monitors emerging from a body of water into the cold air of some Asian locations. Loren Coleman, MSW, is an author of books on wide-ranging topics including Sociology and Cryptozoology. Monitor lizards are the family Varanidae, a group of carnivorous lizards which includes the largest living lizard the Komodo dragon.

Dinosaur and mammalian fossils were occasionally mistaken for the bones of dragons and other mythological creatures — for example, a discovery in 300 BC in Wucheng, Sichuan, China, was labeled as such by Chang Qu. A town located in Jiangxi, China, where the Xiushui River enters Lake Poyang. ( Postal map spelling: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in western China with its capital in Chengdu. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Chang Qu (常璩 (c291-c361 CE was a 4th century Chinese historian who wrote the Chronicles of Huayang (華陽國志 or Records of ^[8]

Dragons in world mythology

Asian dragons
Indonesian dragon	Naga or Nogo	Naga is a mythical animal from Indonesian mythology, and the myth encompasses almost all of the islands of Indonesia, especially those who were influenced heavily by Hindu culture (including Malaya. Viking ship is a collective term for ships used during the Viking Age (793–1066 in Northern Europe China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Not to be confused with Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China The Chinese Dragon or Oriental dragon is a mythical creature in East Asian culture with a Chinese origin See also Mythology Myth is derived from the Greek word μύθος mythos, which simply means 'story' in fact, the word 'Naga' is a common noun for dragon in Malay). Like its Indian counterpart, it is considered as divine in nature, benevolent, and often associated with sacred mountains, forests, or certain parts of the sea.
Khmer Dragon	Neak	The Khmer dragon, or Neak is derived from the Indian Naga. Like its Indian counterpart, the Neak is often depicted with cobra like characteristics such as a hood. The number of heads can be as high as nine, the higher the number signifies rank. Odd headed dragons are symbolic of male energy while even headed dragons symbolize female energy. Traditionally, a Neak is distinguished from the often serpentine Makar and Tao, the former possessing crocodilian traits and the latter possessing feline traits. A dragon princess is the heroine of the creation myth of Cambodia.
Chinese dragon	Lóng (or Loong. The Chinese Dragon or Oriental dragon is a mythical creature in East Asian culture with a Chinese origin "Lung" being an inaccurate, but commonly used, romanization. )	The Chinese dragon, is a mythical Chinese creature that also appears in other East Asian cultures, and is also sometimes called the Oriental (or Eastern) dragon. The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore" China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Depicted as a long, snake-like creature with four claws, it has long been a potent symbol of auspicious power in Chinese folklore and art. Chinese folklore has a long history going back several thousand years Chinese art ( Chinese: 中國藝術/中国艺术 has varied throughout its ancient history, divided into periods by the ruling Dynasties of China and changing
Japanese dragon	Ryū	Similar to Chinese dragons, with three claws instead of four. Japanese dragons are diverse Legendary creatures in Japanese mythology and folklore. The Chinese Dragon or Oriental dragon is a mythical creature in East Asian culture with a Chinese origin They are benevolent (with exceptions), associated with water, and may grant wishes.
Philippine Dragon	Bakunawa	The Bakunawa appears as a gigantic serpent that lives in the sea. The Bakunawa, also known as Bakonawa, Baconaua, or Bakonaua, is a Deity in Philippine mythology that is often represented as a gigantic Ancient natives believed that the Bakunawa caused the moon or the sun to disappear during an eclipse. It is said that during certain times of the year, the bakunawa arises from the ocean and proceeds to swallow the moon whole. To keep the Bakunawa from completely eating the moon, the natives would go out of their houses with pans and pots in hand and make a noise barrage in order to scare the Bakunawa into spitting out the moon back into the sky.
Korean dragon	Yong (Mireu)	A sky dragon, essentially the same as the Chinese lóng. Korean dragons are Legendary creatures in Korean mythology and Folklore. Like the lóng, yong and the other Korean dragons are associated with water and weather. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. In pure Korean, it is also known as 'mireu'.
	Imoogi	A hornless ocean dragon, sometimes equated with a sea serpent. This article is about sea serpents in mythology and cryptozoology
	Gyo	A mountain dragon. In fact, the Chinese character for this word is also used for the imoogi.
Vietnamese dragon	Rồng or Long (Ly dynasty, Daiviet X)	These dragons' bodies curve lithely, in sine shape, with 12 sections, symbolising 12 months in the year. Vietnamese dragons (rồng or long 龍) are symbolic Creatures in the Folklore and Mythology of Vietnam. They are able to change the weather, and are responsible for crops. On the dragon's back are little, uninterrupted, regular fins. The head has a long mane, beard, prominent eyes, crest on nose, but no horns. The jaw is large and opened, with a long, thin tongue; they always keep a châu (gem/jewel) in their mouths (a symbol of humanity, nobility and knowledge).
Cham dragon	makara	A mythical sea monster with the body of a serpent, the trunk of an elephant, and a head that can have features reminiscent of a lion, a crocodile, or a dragon.
Siberian dragon	Yilbegan	Related to European Turkic and Slavic dragons
European dragons
Catalan dragon	drac	Catalan dragons are serpent-like creatures with two legs (rarely four) and, sometimes, a pair of wings. Yilbegän (Йилбегән Yelbegän, Kazan Tatar language: Cilbegän/Җилбегән) is a multi-headed man-eating monster in the mythology of European dragons are Legendary creatures in Folklore and Mythology among the overlapping cultures of Europe. European dragons are Legendary creatures in Folklore and Mythology among the overlapping cultures of Europe. Their faces can resemble that of other animals, like lions or cattle. They have a burning breath. Their breath is also poisonous, the reason by which dracs are able to rot everything with their stench. A víbria is a female dragon.
French dragons	Dragon	The French representation of dragons spans much of European history, and has even given its name to the dragoons, a type of cavalry. A dragoon is a soldier intended primarily to fight on foot but trained also in Horse riding and cavalry combat especially The Cavalry (from French cavalerie) is the second oldest of the Combat Arms, and as Soldiers or Warriors who fought mounted on
Sardinian dragon	scultone	The dragon named "scultone" or "ascultone" was a legend in Sardinia, Italy for many a millennium. Sardinia (sɑrˈdɪnɪə Sardegna Sardigna or Sardinnya is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily) Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest It had the power to kill human beings with its gaze. It was a sort of basilisk, lived in the bush and was immortal. In European bestiaries and Legends a basilisk ('bæzɪlɪsk from the Greek βασιλίσκος basilískos, "little king" The bush is a term used for rural possibly lawless undeveloped land or country areas in many places such as Australia, New Zealand, Sub-Saharan Africa Immortality (or eternal life) is the concept of living in physical or spiritual form for an Infinite length of Time.
Scandinavian & Germanic dragons	Lindworm (early Vandal)	Lindworms are serpent-like dragons with either two or no legs. Lindworm (cognate with Old Norse linnormr 'constrictor snake' Norwegian lindorm 'serpent' German Lindwurm 'dragon' In Nordic and Germanic heraldry, the lindworm looks the same as a wyvern. A wyvern or wivern (derived from the Anglo-Saxon word for serpent and ˈwɪvən is a legendary winged reptilian creature often found in Mediaeval The dragon Fafnir was a lindworm. In Norse mythology, Fáfnir ( Old Norse and Icelandic) or Frænir was a son of the dwarf king Hreidmar and brother
English dragons	Wyvern	Wyverns are a heraldic device in shape of a dragon with expanded wings, with only two legs and the pointed tail of a scorpion. A wyvern or wivern (derived from the Anglo-Saxon word for serpent and ˈwɪvən is a legendary winged reptilian creature often found in Mediaeval Sometimes they are depicted as dragons with serpentine or lizard-like bodies, four legs and bat-like wings, and usually have horns and can breathe fire. They are generally evil, and hoard treasure captured from raids on castles.
Welsh dragons	y ddraig goch	In Welsh mythology, after a long battle (which the Welsh King Vortigern witnesses) a red dragon defeats a white dragon; Merlin explains to the Vortigern that the red dragon symbolizes the Welsh, and the white dragon symbolizes the Saxons - thus foretelling the ultimate defeat of the English by the Welsh. Welsh mythology, the remnants of the Mythology of the pre Christian Britons, has come down to us in much altered form in medieval Welsh manuscripts Vortigern (ˈvɔrtɨɡɝːn also spelled Vortiger and Vortigen and in Welsh Gwrtheyrn was a 5th century warlord in Britain, a leading ruler among The Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network ( MERLIN) is an Interferometer array of Radio telescopes spread across England and the
Hungarian dragons (Sárkányok)	zomok	A great snake living in a swamp, which regularly kills pigs or sheep. Pigs, also called hogs or' swine', are Ungulates which have been domesticated as sources of food leather and similar products since ancient times A group of shepherds can easily kill them.
	sárkánykígyó	A giant winged snake, which is in fact a full-grown zomok. It often serves as flying mount of the garabonciás (a kind of magician). The sárkánykígyó rules over storms and bad weather.
	sárkány	A dragon in human form. Most of them are giants with multiple heads. Their strength is held in their heads. They become gradually weaker as they lose their heads. In contemporary Hungarian the word sárkány is used to mean all kinds of dragons.
Slavic dragons	zmey, zmiy, żmij, змей, or zmaj, or drak, or smok	Similar to the conventional European dragon, but multi-headed. In Slavic mythology, the word zmey or Змей and its cognates zmiy, zmaj, zmej and żmij are used to describe a They breathe fire and/or leave fiery wakes as they fly. In Slavic and related tradition, dragons symbolize evil. Specific dragons are often given Turkic names (see Zilant, below), symbolizing the long-standing conflict between the Slavs and Turks. The Turkic languages constitute a Language family of some thirty languages spoken by Turkic peoples across a vast area from Eastern Europe and the However, in Serbian and Bulgarian folklore, dragons are defenders of the crops in their home regions, fighting against a destructive demon Ala, whom they shoot with lightning. An ala or hala (plural ale or hali) is a Mythological creature recorded in the Folklore of Bulgarians, Macedonians [9][10]
Romanian dragons	Balaur	Balaur are very similar to the Slavic zmey: very large, with fins and multiple heads. Balaur is a creature in Romanian folklore, similar to a dragon.
Chuvash dragons	Vere Celen	Chuvash dragons represent the pre-Islamic mythology of the same region. Chuvash Dragons differ from their Turkic counterparts (such as Zilant) as they are supposed to reflect the pre- Islamic Mythology Chuvash Dragons differ from their Turkic counterparts (such as Zilant) as they are supposed to reflect the pre- Islamic Mythology
Asturian dragons	Cuélebre	In Asturian mythology the Cuélebres are giant winged serpents, which live in caves where they guard treasures and kidnapped xanas. Asturian (Asturian Asturianu or Bable) is a Romance language of the West Iberian group, Astur-Leonese Subgroup, spoken in the Cuélebre, or Culebre, is a giant winged serpent (a Dragon) of the Asturian and Cantabrian mythology that lives in a cave guards treasures The Principality of Asturias ( Spanish: Principado de Asturias, Asturian: Principáu d'Asturies or Asturies) is an Cuélebre, or Culebre, is a giant winged serpent (a Dragon) of the Asturian and Cantabrian mythology that lives in a cave guards treasures The xana is a character found in Asturian Mythology. Always female she is a Fairy Nymph of extraordinary Beauty believed to They can live for centuries and, when they grow really old, they use their wings to fly. Their breath is poisonous and they often kill cattle to eat. Asturian term Cuelebre comes from Latin colŭbra, i. Asturian (Asturian Asturianu or Bable) is a Romance language of the West Iberian group, Astur-Leonese Subgroup, spoken in the e. snake.
Portuguese dragons	Coca	In Portuguese mythology coca is a female dragon that fights with Saint George. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. In Christian hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox She loses her strength when Saint George cuts off one of her ears.
Greek dragons	Drakōn - δράκων	Cadmus fighting the dragon is a legendary story from the Greek lore dating to before ca. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία 560–550 BC.
Tatar dragons	Zilant	Really closer to a wyvern, the Zilant is the symbol of Kazan. Zilant is a legendary creature something between a Dragon and a Wyvern. A wyvern or wivern (derived from the Anglo-Saxon word for serpent and ˈwɪvən is a legendary winged reptilian creature often found in Mediaeval Kazan (Каза́нь Казан tt Qazan) is the capital city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, and one of Russia's largest cities Zilant itself is a Russian rendering of Tatar yılan, i. e. snake.
Turkish dragons	Ejderha or Evren	The Turkish dragon secretes flames from its tail, and there is no mention in any legends of its having wings, or even legs. In fact, most Turkish (and later, Islamic) sources describe dragons as gigantic snakes.

References

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Further reading

• Knight, Peter. "Sacred Dorset - On the Path of the Dragon", 1998.
• Shuker, Karl (1995). Dr Karl P N Shuker (born 1959) is a British Zoologist living in the West Midlands, England. Dragons: a natural history. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0684814439.  
• Manning-Sanders, Ruth (1977). Ruth Manning-Sanders (born 1888 in Swansea, Wales; died October 12, 1988, in Penzance, England) was a Welsh A Book of Dragons. A Book of Dragons is a 1965 anthology of 14 Fairy tales from around the world that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders. London: Methuen. ISBN 0416581102.  

External links

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