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A dragon that is represented with a spiral tail and a long fiery sword-fin. Dragons were personified as a caring mother with her children or a pair of dragons. Much like the Chinese Dragon, The Vietnamese Dragon is a water deity responsible for bringing rain during times of drought. Images of the Dragon King have 5 claws, while images of lesser ...
Poubi Lai is the tyrant dragon serpent of the primitive Loktak Lake. This huge dragon is a popular figure in Meitei folklore and mythology. [8] [9] Taoroinai (Old Manipuri: Taoloinai) is a mythical dragon serpent, who lives in the cosmic ocean. It is known for bringing down the divine celestial egg (nonglum) down to earth. [10] [11] [12]
Amaru is a mythical being that is also related to the underworld, the earth and earthquakes. According to the myths, the Amarus have protective or destructive behavior. [4] There's a myth called "Amaru Aranway" that is about two powerful Amarus fighting against each other, causing destruction and death as the fight still goes on.
The Azure Dragon is depicted on the flag of the Qing Dynasty. Ao, a mythological tortoise who has a burning shell and cheeks with magma on them. Ao Guang, the Dragon King of the East Sea. Azure Dragon, also called Qinglong, a dragon that represents the cardinal point East and Spring.
An early appearance of the Old English word dracan (oblique singular of draca) in Beowulf [1]. The word dragon entered the English language in the early 13th century from Old French dragon, which, in turn, comes from Latin draco (genitive draconis), meaning "huge serpent, dragon", from Ancient Greek δράκων, drákōn (genitive δράκοντος, drákontos) "serpent".
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] A young dragon named to match the crescent mark on ...
Dragon King (various): one of the various kings – dragons ruling other dragons and often aquatic beings in general. Fuzanglong (伏藏龍/伏藏龙): the treasure dragon; Jiaolong (蛟龍/蛟龙): dragon of floods and sea; Shenlong (神龍/神龙): the rain dragon; Teng (螣): a flying creature, sometimes considered a type of snake or dragon ...
The style and appearance of the dragon was heavily influenced by the Chinese dragon, especially the three-clawed long (龍) dragons which were introduced in Japan from China in ancient times. [ 1 ] : 94 Like these other East Asian dragons, most Japanese ones are water deities or kami [ 2 ] associated with rainfall and bodies of water, and are ...