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A dragon-like horned serpent of the Lakota peoples' mythology. Unhcegila: A horned serpent also of Lakota mythology. Gaasyendietha: A lake dragon or serpent of the Great Lakes, found in Seneca mythology. Palulukon: Palulukon is a class of water serpent to the Hopi of North America. [35] European-American dragons Thevetat
The kulshedra or kuçedra is a water, storm, fire and chthonic demon in Albanian mythology and folklore, usually described as a huge multi-headed female serpentine dragon. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] She is the archetype of darkness and evil , the complementary and opposing force to drangue , the archetype of light and good .
A dragon is a magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide. ... that ancient serpent who is called Devil and Satan, the one ...
A medieval tapestry, depicting the devil as a dragon with 7 heads in the Book of Revelation. The Book of Revelation describes a battle in heaven (Revelation 12:7–10) [83] between a dragon/serpent "called the devil, or Satan" and the archangel Michael resulting in the dragon's fall.
Although the Old Testament nowhere identifies the leviathan with the devil, the seven-headed dragon in the Book of Revelation is. [40] By this the battle between God and the primordial chaos monsters shifts to a battle between God and the devil. [41] Only once, in the Book of Job, the leviathan is translated as sea-monster (κῆτος, ketos ...
The fight with the dragon symbolizes Beowulf's stand against evil and destruction, and, as the hero, he knows that failure will bring destruction to his people after many years of peace. The dragon itself acts as a mock "gold-king"; one who sees attacking Beowulf's kingdom as suitable retribution for the theft of just a single cup. [1]
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.
The Drak (German:), Drâk, [1] Dråk, [2] Drakel or Fürdrak (either for-Drak or fire Drak), in Oldenburg also Drake (f.), is a household spirit from German folklore often identified with the Kobold [3] or the devil (German Teufel), [4] both of which are also used as synonymous terms for Drak.