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The king of the World of Darkness in Mandaeism, [14] portrayed as a dragon or snake. [15] Zahhak: A dragon or serpent described with three heads, and one of the heads is human. [16] However, in later text Zahhak are described a human with two snakes growing off of each shoulder. [16] Zahhak originate in old Persian and Zoroastrian mythology. [16]
A dragon who battles with and is slain by Beowulf. Niner The Eyes of The Dragon: Stephen King: A dragon slain by King Roland, ruler of Delain, the head of which hangs as a trophy in the King's study. Through a secret passageway, one can peer through the eyes of the dragon head and into the King's quarters. Norberta: Harry Potter and the ...
Rainbow serpent deities (6 P) T. Tiamat (2 C, 15 P) Pages in category "Dragon deities" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. ... Dragon King; F.
Stephen King, The Eyes of the Dragon (1987): Niner, the dragon that Roland killed; its head is mounted on the wall of his sitting room. Donn Kushner, A Book Dragon (1987): Nonesuch, the last in a long line of dragons, learns to adapt as humans become more prevalent in the world. He survives through his unusual ability to change size.
The Dragon protecting the fleece swallows Jason as Athena comes to the rescue. Attic red-figure kylix, c. 480-470 BC. Known as the Dragon of Colchis or the Colchian Dragon (Greek: Δρακων Κολχικος, Drakôn Kolkhikos), this immense serpent, a child of Typhon and Echidna, guarded the Golden Fleece at Colchis. [7]
Mackenzie suggested that the serpent-dragon of the loch may be one of her forms. [10] John Francis Campbell in 1890 recounted a traditional story about a wicked stepmother who was the wife of an Irish king, and she gave the king's son a magic shirt that was a beithir in
Arwe ("wild beast" in Geʽez [3]) is a snake-king who rules for four hundred years [4] over the land that is to become Ethiopia. He is a giant serpent ("No, Arwe is not beyond the hill, for the hill you see is Arwe" [ 5 ] ) to whom humans must sacrifice their virgin daughters and cattle to calm his endless hunger.
Zahhāk or Zahāk [1] (pronounced [2]) (Persian: ضحّاک), also known as Zahhak the Snake Shoulder (Persian: ضحاک ماردوش, romanized: Zahhāk-e Mārdoush), is an evil figure in Persian mythology, evident in ancient Persian folklore as Azhi Dahāka (Persian: اژی دهاک), the name by which he also appears in the texts of the ...