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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.
The name also migrated to Eastern Europe, assumed the form "azhdaja" and the meaning "dragon", "dragoness" or "water snake" in the Balkanic and Slavic languages. [45] [46] [47] Despite the negative aspect of Aži Dahāka in mythology, dragons have been used on some banners of war throughout the history of Iranian peoples.
Dragon of Hayk: Symbol of Hayk Nahapet and Haykaznuni dynasty in Armenia. Usually depicted as seven-headed serpent. Levantine dragons Yam: The god of the sea in the Canaanite pantheon from Levantine mythology. Lotan: A demonic dragon reigning the waters, a servant of the sea god Yam defeated by the storm god Hadad-Baʿal in the Ugaritic Baal Cycle.
Modern fan illustration by David Demaret of the dragon Smaug from J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 high fantasy novel The Hobbit. This is a list of dragons in popular culture.Dragons in some form are nearly universal across cultures and as such have become a staple of modern popular culture, especially in the fantasy genre.
Lexicographers have noticed that according to some sources, the jiao was a dragoness, that is, a dragon of exclusively female gender. [ 13 ] [ x ] Jiao as female dragon occurs in the glossing of jiao 蛟 as "dragon mother" (perhaps "dragoness" or "she-dragon") in the (c. 649 CE) Buddhist dictionary Yiqiejing yinyi , [ y ] and the gloss is ...
The Dragon of the Moon is a malevolent entity that has been a foe of both the Defenders and the Eternals. The Dragon of the Moon first appeared in The Defenders #138–139 (December 1984 – January 1985), and was created by Peter B. Gillis and Don Perlin . [ 219 ]
Dragon disposes of Farquaad by swallowing him. Dragon soon grabs the bouquet of flowers Fiona tosses at her and Shrek's marriage and presents them to Donkey. Donkey smiles lovingly, and the two nuzzle and also become wed. Dragon is absent for much of Shrek 2, but becomes one of Shrek's best friends prior to its events. Donkey claims at the film ...
In 2014 the Royal Wessex Yeomanry adopted the white dragon as the centrepiece of their new capbadge. A dragon or wyvern is often used to represent Wessex, and a flag featuring a gold wyvern on a red field is used to represent Wessex. [5] In the present era, the white dragon symbol is sometimes associated with St Edmund, and