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Martin first considered having the Targaryens use a pyrotechnic effect to feign dragon powers, but decided on living dragons instead, [24] though he refused to give them human speech. [2] Comparing the dragons to modern-day nuclear arsenals, Martin questions whether supreme power enables the user to reform, improve, or build society.
The Beowulf dragon is the earliest example in literature of the typical European dragon and first incidence of a fire-breathing dragon. [10] The Beowulf dragon is described with Old English terms such as draca (dragon), and wyrm (reptile, or serpent), and as a creature with a venomous bite. [ 11 ]
Steven Brust, Vlad Taltos novels (1983–present): jheregs, tiny dragon-like creatures, and dragons, huge reptiles that cannot breathe fire but have tentacles that pick up psychic impressions. Steven Brust , To Reign in Hell (1984): Belial , one of the Firstborn angels, takes the form of a colossal, insane dragon living beneath a volcanic ...
Dragons: Humans don't know all the details of dragon society. Notably, there's a governing body called the Empyrean that controls dragon law. Notably, there's a governing body called the Empyrean ...
When the dragon sees that the cup has been stolen, it leaves its cave in a rage, burning everything in sight. Beowulf and his warriors come to fight the dragon, but Beowulf tells his men that he will fight the dragon alone and that they should wait on the barrow. Beowulf descends to do battle with the dragon, but finds himself outmatched.
The five creature characters of The Herculoids are: Zok (voiced by Mike Road) – A bat-winged laser dragon. He can emit laser beams from his eyes and tail. His eyes also produce a "nega-beam" that can neutralize certain energy attacks. Zok can survive in space unaided, is capable of interstellar travel, and can also breathe fire.
9. Chimera. Origin: Greek The mythological Chimera is a terrifying creature that features a fire-breathing lion’s head attached to a goat’s body, ending in a serpent tail. There are varying ...
One of the four dragon heads adorning the ridges of the Borgund Stave Church, possibly depicted breathing fire. Dragons with poisonous breath, or rather, breathing "atter", an old Germanic word for morbid fluid, including snake venom, are believed to predate those who breathe fire in Germanic folklore and literature, consistent with the theory ...