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The dragon name Zennyo Ryūō is written with Japanese zen 善 "good, goodness; virtuous", nyo 女 "woman; female" or nyo 如 "like; as if; be like; thus" (differentiated with the "mouth radical" 口), and ryūō 龍王 or 竜王 "dragon king". Zennyo is a common theme in Japanese art, usually depicted as a small dragon but sometimes as a human ...
Japanese sea-dragon, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi Japanese dragon, by Hokusai Princess Tamatori steals the Dragon King's jewel, by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Emperor Antoku's grandmother rescuing him from a dragon, by Yoshitsuya Ichieisai A dragon ascends towards the heavens with Mount Fuji in the background in this 1897 ukiyo-e print from Ogata Gekkō's Views of Mount Fuji.
A dragon or sea monster comparable to an alligator or crocodile (or perhaps a shark, given the kanji). A related word has been applied to the saltwater crocodile. Wanyūdō A flaming wheel with a man's head in the center, that sucks out the soul of anyone who sees it. Watatsumi Possibly another name for Ryūjin, or another dragon god of the sea.
Dragon Boy: King-Smith [A 9] A dragon on a human-free diet who finds and raises an orphaned boy John. He has a wife named Albertina and gains a daughter named Lucky. Mnementh: Dragonriders of Pern: McCaffrey [A 4] A bronze dragon ridden by F'lar, Weyrleader of Benden Weyr. Moon Baby Unicorn and Baby Dragon: Marzollo [A 10]
Gorbash is the house dragon, Smrgol is Carolinus' dragon, and Bryagh is Ommadon's dragon, there are many other unnamed dragons, including an Asian dragon named Shenzou ridden by one of Carolinus's brothers and a female dragon named Lunarian ridden by another of his brothers. The Green Dragon.
Mythology. Yamata no Orochi legends are originally recorded in two ancient texts about Japanese mythology and history. The 712 AD Kojiki transcribes this dragon name as 八岐遠呂智 and the 720 AD Nihon Shoki writes it as 八岐大蛇. In both versions of the Orochi myth, the Shinto storm god Susanoo (or "Susa-no-O") is expelled from Heaven ...
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Zennyo Ryūō. Categories: Asian dragons. Dragon deities. Japanese deities. Japanese legendary creatures. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.