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Thanatosdrakon (IPA: [θænətɒsdrɑːkɒn]) (meaning "dragon of death") is a genus of quetzalcoatline azhdarchid pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous (Upper Coniacian–Lower Santonian) Plottier Formation of the Neuquén Basin in western Argentina (Andes mountain range).
Tolkien's biographer John Garth notes the similarity between Smaug's death from Bard's last arrow and the death of Megissogwon in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1855 poem The Song of Hiawatha. Megissogwon was the spirit of wealth, protected by an armoured shirt of wampum beads. [b] Hiawatha shoots in vain, until he has only three arrows left.
Red Death, a fictional disease in Osmosis Jones; Red Death, a fictional dragon in the 2010 film How to Train Your Dragon; Masque of the Red Death (Ravenloft), a campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game; The Red Death, a New York death metal band "Red Death at 6:14", a single by the American garage rock band The White Stripes.
The great red dragon of the Hayholt, this dragon was eventually turned into the Dragonbone Chair, and was mythically slain by High King Prester John. It killed three kings of the Hayholt. Smaug: The Hobbit: Tolkien [A 1] A greedy and wicked golden-red dragon who slaughtered Thrór's dwarf clan along with the town of Dale and took the dwarves ...
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.
This gender issue may have sprung from confusion with the real-world Hindu goddess, Kali. [citation needed] In 4th edition, the cause of Kalid-Ma's death and the ruination of Kalidney unknown. [2]: 186 Keltis: see Oronis. K'kriq : Thri-Kreen Mantis Warrior who was enslaved by Urik psionicists.
Takhisis most often takes the form of a five-headed dragon; each head is represented by the color of one of the evil dragons (red, blue, green, black, and white). [2] [5] She also often uses the form of a beautiful temptress, said to be so lovely that no man can resist her. Additionally, she has another form known as the Dark Warrior.
Alexstrasza, also known as Alexstrasza the Life-Binder, is a major character in the Warcraft franchise created by Blizzard Entertainment.A female red dragon with the power to shapeshift into the form of a High Elf, she is the queen of all dragons and the leader of the organization known as the red dragonflight.