'''[[Dragon]]s''' are large and powerful mythological creatures that appears throughou
'''Dragon''' may also refer to:
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...y control over water, rainfall, and floods. In yin and yang terminology, a dragon is yang (male) and complements a yin (female) fenghuang "Chinese phoenix".
...is not common. Instead, it is generally used as the symbol of culture. The dragon is also a symbol of power, strength, and good luck.
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In Hittite mythology, '''Illuyanka''' was a serpentine dragon slain by Tarhunt, the Hittite god of sky and storm.
...ka is probably a compound, consisting of two words for "snake", Proto-Indo-European *illu- and *ang(w)a-. The same compound members, inverted, appear in Latin
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'''Balaur''' is a creature in Romanian folklore, similar to a dragon.
Balaur seems to derive from Proto-Indo-European language words *bel-, "strong", or *bhel-, "to swell". It is considered to
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...rmenian mythology, '''Azhdahak'''(Armenian: Աժդահակ)is a men-vishap or men-dragon.
[[Category:European mythology]]
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...ficial victim into the bowels of its volcanic home. Much like the European dragon, the Cherufe's preferred delicacy came in the form of virginal maidens.
...oology, the Cherufe is described as a large reptilian humanoid creature or dragon. Cryptozoological investigators also consider the possibility that the lege
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...on (Dungeons & Dragons)|draconic]] goddess, usually depicted as a European dragon with multiple heads. The name is taken from a goddess of the same name from
Tiamat is a queen of evil [[Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons)|dragons]] and a member of the default pantheon of D&D
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...its lair and the recovering of a treasure are reminiscent of the European dragon more than any Japanese counterpart. There seem to be no Japanese sources co
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...Vahagn fought and defeated dragons that made him known as Vishabakagh or "dragon reaper".
[[Category:European mythology]]
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'''Herensuge''' is a demon or a dragon in Basque mythology.
Herensuge is usually described as a snake or a dragon with seven or one head.
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...nd Persian xwar (pron. Chvar) both meaning the same thing, indicating Indo-European etymological relation.
Folklore portrays him as a fire serpent, a winged dragon that breathes fire. Older myths describe him as a smith god, identified wit
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...mmals), while the [[Phoenix]] represents the feathered, Man the naked, the Dragon the scaly and the Turtle the armored.
[[Image:MingQilinDragonFish.jpg|thumb|left|275px|A Qilin in the dragon, fish, and ox style of the Ming Dynasty. Note the pair of horns.]]
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...is one of three monstrous antagonists, along with Grendel's mother and the dragon, in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf (c. 700–1000).
...posed to surround the Indo-European underworld, and those of some non-Indo-European cultures.
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...dinavia and '''Lindwurm''' in Germany) is a large serpent-like dragon from European mythology and folklore.
The dragon Fafnir from the Völsunga saga is known plainly as "a lindworm" in the Nibe
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Coca the dragon is another representation of this scary being and is present in the folklor
[[Category:European mythology]]
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[[Image:stgeorge-dragon.jpg|right|Saint George vs. the dragon]]
*[[Liothe]] (North-[[European]] folklore)
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...iars, goblins, and other mischievous demons belong to the folklore of most European countries.
The idea of old women attending Sabbaths was common during the European Middle Age and Renaissanc, and Spina mentioned it before the ''[[Malleus Ma
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[[Image:Dragon chinois.jpg|thumb|''[[Chinese dragon]]'', colour engraving on wood, Chinese school, 19th Century]]
::''This article is about the mythological creature. For other uses, see [[Dragon (disambiguation)]]''.
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[[Image:Stgeorge-dragon.jpg|thumb|The story of Saint George and the [[dragon]] is one of many stories of the saints preserved in the ''Golden Legend''.]
...50s, editions appeared quickly, not only in Latin, but also in every major European language. It was one of the first books William Caxton printed in the Engl
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Marine [[monsters]] can take many forms, including sea [[European dragon|dragon]]s, [[sea serpents]], or multi-armed beasts; they can be slimy or scaly, of
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