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The Last Dragon Chronicles is a series of seven children's fantasy novels written by Chris d'Lacey. The books follow a college student, David Rain, as he discovers the existence of living clay dragons in the house he lodges at. This series currently includes the novels: The Fire Within (2001) Icefire (2003) Fire Star (2005) The Fire Eternal (2007)
One of the first monsters described as fire-breathing was the Chimera of Greco-Roman mythology, [1] although these types of monsters were comparatively rare in such mythology, with limited other examples including the Khalkotauroi, the brazen-hooved bulls conquered by Jason in Colchis, which breathed fire from their nostrils, and the cannibalistic Mares of Diomedes, owned by Diomedes of Thrace ...
Chuvash dragons are winged fire-breathing and shape shifting dragons, they originate with the ancestral Chuvash people. [4] Celtic dragons Beithir: In Scottish folklore, the beithir is a large snakelike creature or dragon. Depicted with different numbers of limbs, without wings. Instead of fiery breath, Beithir was often associated with lightning.
A dragon is a magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but dragons in Western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as winged, horned, and capable of breathing fire.
Also, the Beowulf poet created a dragon with specific traits: a nocturnal, treasure-hoarding, inquisitive, vengeful, fire-breathing creature. [12] The fire is likely symbolic of the hellfire of the devil, reminiscent of the monster in the Book of Job. In the Septuagint, Job's monster is characterized as a draco, and identified with the devil. [10]
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 ...
These are the 14 most badass mythical creatures, including Bigfoot, the Abominable Snowman, the Loch Ness Monster, and more. ... The mythological Chimera is a terrifying creature that features a ...
This category includes a list of dragons that appear in fiction as distinct from legend, myth or belief. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.