List of dragons in mythology and folklore
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This is a list of dragons in mythology and folklore. For dragons that originate in fiction, see List of fictional dragons.
- Aido Wedo, the Rainbow Serpent of Dahomey mythology
- Apalala, a mythical river dragon who was converted to Buddhism
- Apep or Apophis the giant snake or serpent from Egyptian mythology
- Azazel is described as a dragon in the Apocalypse of Abraham
- Azhi Dahaka in Avestan mythology.
- Qinglong, in Chinese mythology, one of the Four Symbols (Chinese constellation)
- Bolla (also "Bullar"), the sleeping dragon of Albanian mythology
- Con rit is a water dragon from Vietnamese mythology
- The Devil appears as a "great red dragon" in the Book of Revelation
- Dragon Kings, from Chinese mythology
- The Dragon of Loschy Hill, of Yorkshire folklore
- The Dragons of St. Leonard's Forest, of Sussex folklore
- Fafnir, transformed dragon (Norse mythology)
- The Hydra from Greek Mythology is described as a dragon-like animal
- The Green Dragon of Mordiford, of Herefordshire folklore
- Gorynych, the most famous of Russian dragons
- Huanglong, the Yellow Dragon of the Center, in Chinese mythology
- Illuyankas from Hittite mythology
- Ladon from Greek mythology
- The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh, of Northumbrian legend
- The Lambton Worm, of Northumbrian legend
- The Ljubljana dragon, the protector dragon of Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia
- The Longwitton dragon, of Northumbrian legend
- Lotan/Leviathan from Levantine mythology and Hebrew scriptures, a demonic dragon reigning the waters
- The Meister Stoor Worm of Orkney legend
- Níðhöggr (the 'Dread Biter') and Jörmungandr the Midgard's Worm from Norse mythology
- Orochi, the eight-headed serpent slain by Susanoo in Japanese mythology
- Python, from Greek mythology, the snake killed by Apollo
- Quetzalcoatl from Aztec mythology has a dragon-like aspect
- Ryūjin was the dragon god of the sea in Japanese mythology.
- Sárkány, dragon of Hungarian mythology
- Smok Wawelski (the Wawel Dragon) from Polish mythology, was killed by a clever shoemaker's apprentice
- The Tarasque, tamed by Saint Martha
- Tiamat and Apsu from Babylonian mythology are sometimes considered dragons
- Typhon from Greek mythology is often thought of as a dragon
- Xiuhcoatl is a serpent from Aztec mythology
- Yaw from Levantine mythology and the dragon in the Book of Revelation
- Y Ddraig Goch, the Red dragon of the Brythons (the white dragon that it killed in the story of Lludd and Llevelys is that of the Saxons)
- Zilant, by the Tataro-Bulgarian mythology lived in present-day Kazan and is represented on the city's coat of arms
- Zirnitra, dragon-god in Wendish mythology. It was later used in the Royal Danish heraldry as a representation of Wendland
- Zu from Sumerian mythology
- The unnamed five-headed dragon subdued by the Buddhist goddess Benzaiten at Enoshima in Japan in A.D. 552
- The unnamed dragon (referred to by the Saxon draca and wyrm) defeated by Beowulf and Wiglaf in the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf. Additionally, Grendel and his mother are sometimes described as dragons.
- As a child, the prophet Merlin was to be sacrificed to a red dragon (of Welsh mythology) and a white dragon, but won his freedom by foreseeing their battle and the victory of the red dragon.
- The unnamed dragon defeated by Saint George.
