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  2. Drakaina (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    The drakaina was a sacred female spirit dragon generally slain only by gods or demigods. Zeus slew Delphyne and Campe, Apollo slew Python, and Argus Panoptes slew Echidna. [citation needed] Echidna was the mate of Typhon and the mother of a huge brood of monsters, including

  3. List of dragons in mythology and folklore - Wikipedia

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    A Ninki Nanka is a legendary creature in West African folklore Theres also said to be in Mande folklore a version that inhabits the Niger River an as far as the coasts of Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau called the "Ninimini". Descriptions of the creature vary, but most contend that the animal is reptilian and possibly dragon-like. Egyptian dragons

  4. Dragons in Greek mythology - Wikipedia

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    Various myths represented Python as being either male or female (a drakaina). Python was the chthonic enemy of Apollo, who slew it and remade its former home his own oracle, the most famous in Greece. In some myths the dragon was called Delphyne. Delphyne was often pictured as being half girl and half snake.

  5. Dracaena - Wikipedia

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    Dracaena (romanized form of the Greek δράκαινα - drakaina, "female dragon") can mean: Drakaina (mythology), a Greek mythological entity; Dracaena, a genus of plants; Cordyline australis, a plant commonly known as the Dracaena palm; Dracaena, a genus of lizard; Dracena, a town in Brazil

  6. List of dragons in film and television - Wikipedia

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    Gorbash is the house dragon, Smrgol is Carolinus' dragon, and Bryagh is Ommadon's dragon, there are many other unnamed dragons, including an Asian dragon named Shenzou ridden by one of Carolinus's brothers and a female dragon named Lunarian ridden by another of his brothers.

  7. The Dragon Egg in ‘House of the Dragon’ Is a Literal Easter ...

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    According to Fire & Blood, Dreamfyre is a female dragon who bonded with Princess Rhaena Targaryen (Rhaenyra’s great-grandfather’s sister) when she was around 12. Dreamfyre is described as a ...

  8. List of hybrid creatures in folklore - Wikipedia

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    Drakaina – A female species from Greek mythology that is draconic in nature, primarily depicted as a woman with dragon features. Feathered serpent - A Mesoamerican spirit deity that possessed a snake-like body and feathered wings. Garuda – A creature that has the head, wings, and legs of an eagle and body of a man.

  9. Fenghuang - Wikipedia

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    Fenghuang are mythological birds featuring in traditions throughout the Sinosphere. Fenghuang are understood to reign over all other birds: males and females were originally termed feng and huang respectively, but a gender distinction is typically no longer made, and fenghuang are generally considered a feminine entity to be paired with the traditionally masculine Chinese dragon.