List of dragons in mythology and folklore

"This article is a list of dragons in mythology and folklore."
* 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
* Brnensky drak (The dragon of Brno), the dragon killed nearby Moravian city (legend)
* 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 (Germanic mythology)
* 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
* The Knucker from Lyminster in Sussex
* Lagarfljótsormurinn, A worm/dragon living in the Lagarfljót, near Egilsstaðir, Iceland.
* The Hydra, also called the Lernaean Hydra, from Greek Mythology is described as a dragon-like animal
* 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
* Mushussu, musrussu or sirrush, the Babylonian dragon from the Ishtar Gate
* Níðhöggr (the 'Dread Biter', also spelled Nidhogg) and Jörmungandr the Midgard's Worm from Norse mythology
* Ouroboros the "tail-eater."
* 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
* Seiryū, the Japanese name for the azure dragon
* 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
* Zmey Gorynych - The dragon of the Slavic mythology. Its name is translated as "Snake son-of-mountain" (due to the fact it lives in a mountain), it has three heads, wings, and it spits fire.
* 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".
* The unnamed dragon defeated by Saint George.

ee also

* Dragons in Greek mythology
* European dragon
* Chinese dragon
* List of fictional dragons
* List of fictional dinosaurs