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Modern fan illustration by David Demaret of the dragon Smaug from J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 high fantasy novel The Hobbit. This is a list of dragons in popular culture.Dragons in some form are nearly universal across cultures and as such have become a staple of modern popular culture, especially in the fantasy genre.
A dragon that is represented with a spiral tail and a long fiery sword-fin. Dragons were personified as a caring mother with her children or a pair of dragons. Much like the Chinese Dragon, The Vietnamese Dragon is a water deity responsible for bringing rain during times of drought. Images of the Dragon King have 5 claws, while images of lesser ...
This is a list of lists of dragons. List of dragons in mythology and folklore. ... List of fictional species This page was last edited on 2 May 2022, at 08:14 ...
Gary Gentile, A Time For Dragons (1989), Dragons Past (1990), and No Future For Dragons (1990): Various dragons. Rick Cook , Wizard's Bane (1989), LRD, little red dragon guards the compiler book. Jean Marzollo , Baby Unicorn and Baby Dragon (1989): A young dragon named Moon to match the crescent mark on his head.
An early appearance of the Old English word dracan (oblique singular of draca) in Beowulf [1]. The word dragon entered the English language in the early 13th century from Old French dragon, which, in turn, comes from Latin draco (genitive draconis), meaning "huge serpent, dragon", from Ancient Greek δράκων, drákōn (genitive δράκοντος, drákontos) "serpent".
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.
DNA analysis found the new species had at least 11% genetic divergence from other species of dragon lizard. The research team included Kai Wang, V. Deepak, Abhijit Das, L. Lee Grismer, Shuo Liu ...
Ligeia – name meaning "clear-toned", daughter of Achelous and either Melpomene or Terpsichore; Parthenope – name meaning "maiden-voiced", Daughter of Achelous and Terpsichore; Pisinoe – daughter of Achelous and either Melpomene or Sterope; Thelxinoë – name meaning "mind charming" Swan maiden (Multi-cultural) – shapeshifts from human ...