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  2. Dragonslayer - Wikipedia

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    Saint George slaying the dragon, as depicted by Paolo Uccello, c. 1470. A dragonslayer is a person or being that slays dragons.Dragonslayers and the creatures they hunt have been popular in traditional stories from around the world: they are a type of story classified as type 300 in the Aarne–Thompson classification system. [1]

  3. Dragons in Greek mythology - Wikipedia

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    The word dragon derives from the Greek δράκων (drakōn) and its Latin cognate draco.Ancient Greeks applied the term to large, constricting snakes. [2] The Greek drakōn was far more associated with poisonous spit or breath than the modern Western dragon, though fiery breath is still attested in a few myths.

  4. Bellerophon - Wikipedia

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    Bellerophon [1] or Bellerophontes (Ancient Greek: Βελλεροφών; Βελλεροφόντης; lit. "slayer of Belleros") or Hipponous (Ancient Greek: Ἱππόνοος; lit. "horse-knower"), [2] was a divine Corinthian hero of Greek mythology, the son of Poseidon and Eurynome, and the foster son of Glaukos.

  5. Cleostratus (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Cleostratus (Ancient Greek: Κλεόστρατος, romanized: Kleóstratos, lit. 'renowned army') is a teenage boy from Thespiae, a town in Boeotia, who is chosen to be offered to a dragon in a yearly sacrifice to the monster, until he is saved by his lover Menestratus.

  6. Python (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    In Greek mythology, Python (Greek: Πύθων; gen. Πύθωνος) was the serpent , sometimes represented as a medieval -style dragon , living at the center of the Earth , believed by the ancient Greeks to be at Delphi .

  7. Killing the Dragon - Wikipedia

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    The song "Push" was a hit and had a music video that featured Tenacious D performing a humorous cover of Ronnie James Dio's biggest song from his time with Black Sabbath, "Heaven and Hell". Dio approaches them to tell them that he will pay them to play Tenacious D music.

  8. Cultural depictions of Medusa and Gorgons - Wikipedia

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    Wanting to fit in and express themselves, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa move to the human realm, encountering other Greek mythology characters before settling in Athens. Stheno takes kithara lessons; Euryale befriends and secretly observes prostitutes and their clients in her wish to become Poseidon's lover; Medusa becomes a priestess of Athena.

  9. Greek mythology in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    The God of War franchise of video games is loosely based on Greek mythology, with the main character being named after Kratos (though not the same character). [62] The video game Kratos is a warrior from Sparta and the son of the King of the Greek Gods, Zeus and is the personification of power. The series follows Kratos, who initially serves ...