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In particular, Sumerian, Babylonian, and Assyrian mythology celebrated the deeds of the war and hunting god Ninurta, whom the Angim credited with slaying 11 monsters on an expedition to the mountains, including a seven-headed serpent (possibly identical with the Mushmahhu) and Bashmu, whose constellation (despite having a single Head) was later ...
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]
Ryūjin, the dragon god of the sea in Japanese mythology. Kuzuryū: A nine-headed dragon. Gozuryū: A five-headed dragon. [31] Hai-Riyo: The Hai-Riyo are fabulous composites from Japanese mythology [citation needed]. They have the body, claws, and wings of a bird with the head of a dragon. The Hai-Riyo are related to the Ying-Lung. [32] Uwabami
Typhon mythology is part of the Greek succession myth, which explained how Zeus came to rule the gods. Typhon's story is also connected with that of Python (the serpent killed by Apollo), and both stories probably derived from several Near Eastern antecedents. Typhon was (from c. 500 BC) also identified with the Egyptian god of destruction Set.
Although the Old Testament nowhere identifies the leviathan with the devil, the seven-headed dragon in the Book of Revelation is. [41] By this the battle between God and the primordial chaos monsters shifts to a battle between God and the devil. [42] Only once, in the Book of Job, the leviathan is translated as sea-monster (κῆτος, ketos ...
Horus, god of the king, the sky, war, and protection; Maahes, lion-headed god of war; Menhit, goddess of war, "she who massacres" Montu, falcon-headed god of war, valor, and the Sun; Neith, goddess of war, hunting, and wisdom; Pakhet, goddess of war; Satis, deification of the floods of the Nile River and an early war, hunting, and fertility goddess
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This form of Scylla was prevalent in ancient depictions, though very different from the description in Homer, where she is land-based and more dragon-like. [1] In Greek mythology, Scylla [a] (/ ˈ s ɪ l ə / SIL-ə; Ancient Greek: Σκύλλα, romanized: Skýlla, pronounced) is a legendary, man-eating monster who lives on one side of a narrow ...