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2. 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.

3. List of dragons in mythology and folklore - Wikipedia

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   A water dragon youkai in Japanese mythology. Tatsu: Dragon of Japanese mythology, and the master of the water, like the Ryu. Orochi: the eight-headed serpent slain by Susanoo in Japanese mythology. Kuraokami: A Japanese dragon and a deity of rain and snow. Ryū: Similar to Chinese dragons, with three claws instead of four. They are usually ...

4. Python (mythology) - Wikipedia

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   The Dragon (symbolizes Python, guardian of subterranean waters) in the Parc Güell, Barcelona, Spain. Analogy of the Sun; Apollo Belvedere; Dragons in Greek mythology; Pythia; Python, a genus of the family Pythonidae, which the genus was named after; Saint George and the Dragon; Serpent (symbolism) Yamata no Orochi

5. Ladon (mythology) - Wikipedia

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   Hercules and the Dragon Ladon, from the workshop of Giambologna, early 17th century (Walters Art Museum). Ladon (/ ˈ l eɪ d ə n /; Ancient Greek: Λάδων; gen.: Λάδωνος Ladonos) was a dragon in Greek mythology, who guarded the golden apples in the Garden of the Hesperides.

6. Dragon - Wikipedia

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   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".

7. Category:Greek dragons - Wikipedia

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8. Dragon's teeth (mythology) - Wikipedia

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   Cadmus Sowing the Dragon's Teeth, by Maxfield Parrish, 1908. In Greek myth, dragon's teeth (Greek: ὀδόντες (τοῦ) δράκοντος, odontes (tou) drakontos) feature prominently in the legends of the Phoenician prince Cadmus and in Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece. In each case, the dragons are present and breathe fire. Their ...

9. 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.