"Derived from an Akkadian word loosely translated 'splendor serpent.' Although it is properly transliterated mûš-ruššû, early researchers mistakenly read it as sîr-ruššû" (Wikipedia).
"An ancient nameless serpent-like chthonic water beast that possessed numerous heads— the poets mention more heads than the vase-painters could paint— and poisonous breath (Hyginus, 30). The Hydra of Lerna was killed by Hercules as one of his Twelve Labours" (Wikipedia).
"Winged snake is a part of Tatar and Russian folklore...The Tatars themselves, on the other hand, frequently refer to this creature with the Persian word Ajdaha (Dragon) or Ajdaha-yılan (Dragon-snake)" (Wikipedia).
Said to have come from Galatia...tamed by Saint Martha, who charmed it by singing it hymns and psalms. But the tamed dragon was killed by the terrified villagers (Wikipedia).
"A dialect word for a kind of water dragon, living in knuckerholes in Sussex, England. The word comes from the Anglo-Saxon 'nicor' which means 'water monster' and is used in the poem Beowulf." (Wikipedia)
A type of dragon (or a demonic dragon-like creature) with a long, coiled, serpentine body, four legs and small wings. This dragon sleeps throughout the whole year, only to wake on Saint George's Day, where its faceted silver eyes peer into the world. The Bolla does this until it sees a human. It devours the person, then closes its eyes and sleeps again.
Comments by narniabound
narniabound commented on the list here-there-be-dragons
Seanahan - That's GREAT. Thanks!
January 22, 2008
narniabound commented on the word drachenstein
From German mythology, associated with the legend of Siegfried, a fire drake
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the list here-there-be-dragons
Hey, thanks! Ever since I read James Byron Huggins book Leviathan, I've been curious about the historicity and mythology of dragons.
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the list here-there-be-dragons
Hey, thanks! Ever since I read James Byron Huggins book Leviathan, I've been curious about the historicity and mythology of dragons.
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word tiamat
From Babylonian mythology (creation story Enuma Elish)
The Mother of the gods, depicted as a serpent-like creature
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word drachenstien
From German mythology, associated with the legend of Siegfried, a fire drake
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word sirrush
From Babylonian mythology
Found on the reconstructed Ishtar Gate
"Derived from an Akkadian word loosely translated 'splendor serpent.' Although it is properly transliterated mûš-ruššû, early researchers mistakenly read it as sîr-ruššû" (Wikipedia).
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word apsû
From Sumerian and Akkadian mythology
"Depicted as a deity only in the Babylonian creation epic, the Enûma Elish"
Aka, abzu or engur (name for mythological lake)
(Wikipedia)
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word python
From Greek mythology
"earth-dragon of Delphi"
(Wikipedia)
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word yam
Canaanite word for "Sea"
Also titled Judge Nahar ("Judge River")
One of the gods of the Levantine pantheon, frequently referred to as "the serpent"
(Wikipedia)
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word typhon
From Greek mythology
Ancient Greek: Τυφῶν
Aka, Typhoeus (Τυφωε�?ς), Typhaon (Τυφάων) or Typhus (Τυφώς)
(Wikipedia)
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word devil
Aka, the Great Red Dragon mentioned in the Book of Revelation (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions)
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word brnensky drak
From Moravian mythology
Aka, the Brno Dragon
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word ao ming
From Chinese mythology
Chinese: 敖明
Dragon King of the North Sea (pinyin: Běihǎi Lóngwáng)
Or Ao Shun (Chinese: 敖顺)
(Wikipedia)
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word ao ji
From Chinese mythology
Chinese: 敖�?�
Aka, Ao Run (Chinese: 敖闰)
Dragon King of the West Sea (pinyin: Xīhǎi Lóngwáng)
(Wikipedia)
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word ao qin
Chinese: 敖钦
Dragon King of the South Sea (pinyin: Nánhǎi Lóngwáng)
Or Au Shun (Chinese: 敖顺)
(Wikipedia)
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word ao guang
From Chinese mythology
Chinese: 敖广 or 敖光
Dragon King of the East Sea (pinyin: D�?nghǎi Lóngwáng)
(Wikipedia)
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word d�?ng f�?ng qīng lóng
From Chinese mythology
pinyin for: "Azure Dragon of the East"
Traditional Chinese: �?�方�?��?
(Wikipedia)
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word apep
From Egyptian mythology
Aka, Apepi, and Aapep, or Apophis (Greek)
"Name is reconstructed by Egyptologists as *ʕAʔp�?pī because of written ʕ3pp(y), surviving into later Coptic as Aph�?ph" (Wikipedia).
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word lernaean hydr
From Greek mythology
Greek: Λε�?ναία �?δ�?α
"An ancient nameless serpent-like chthonic water beast that possessed numerous heads— the poets mention more heads than the vase-painters could paint— and poisonous breath (Hyginus, 30). The Hydra of Lerna was killed by Hercules as one of his Twelve Labours" (Wikipedia).
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word lambton worm
Legend from County Durham in northeast England
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word ryūjin
From Japanese mythology
�?神 "dragon god"
Aka, Rinjin and Owatatsumi
(Wikipedia)
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word sárkány
From Hungarian mythology
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word zilant
"Winged snake is a part of Tatar and Russian folklore...The Tatars themselves, on the other hand, frequently refer to this creature with the Persian word Ajdaha (Dragon) or Ajdaha-yılan (Dragon-snake)" (Wikipedia).
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word zu
Or Anzu
From Akkadian mythology, son of the bird goddess Siris
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word zirnitra
Or Zir
Black Slavic dragon and god of sorcery
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word y ddraig goch
From the tale of Lludd and Llefelys
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word xiuhcoatl
From Aztec mythology
The fire-serpent, fire-snake, or Turquoise Serpent (Wikipedia)
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word tarasque
Or Tarrasque
Said to have come from Galatia...tamed by Saint Martha, who charmed it by singing it hymns and psalms. But the tamed dragon was killed by the terrified villagers (Wikipedia).
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word smok wawelski
Aka, the Dragon of Wawel Hill or the Wawel Dragon
From Polish folklore
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word yamata no orochi
Aka, Orochi or the Eight-Forked Serpent
From Japanese mythology
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word knucker
"A dialect word for a kind of water dragon, living in knuckerholes in Sussex, England. The word comes from the Anglo-Saxon 'nicor' which means 'water monster' and is used in the poem Beowulf." (Wikipedia)
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word lotan
Aka Lawtan
Aka Leviathan
Seven-headed sea serpent or dragon of Ugaritic myths
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word illuyanka
From Hittite mythology
"Snake-demon who is crushed to death by the weather-god, symbolizing the beginning of a new era" (Encyclopedia Mythica).
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word zmey gorynyc
From Russian mythology, a dragon with three heads
Cyrillic: Змей Горыныч
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word frænir
Aka Fafnir
From Norse mythology (Volsunga saga)
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word bolla
From Albanian mythology
A type of dragon (or a demonic dragon-like creature) with a long, coiled, serpentine body, four legs and small wings. This dragon sleeps throughout the whole year, only to wake on Saint George's Day, where its faceted silver eyes peer into the world. The Bolla does this until it sees a human. It devours the person, then closes its eyes and sleeps again.
(From Wikipedia)
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word azhi dahaka
From Persian mythology
Aka, Azhi Dahaki
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word azazel
A dragon in the Apocalypse of Abraham
Used interchangeably with Rameel and Gadriel
Aramaic: רמשנ�?ל
Hebrew: עז�?זל Aze'ezel
Arabic: عزازل Azazil
First appearance is in Leviticus 16
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word apalala
A water-dwelling dragon who lived near the Swat River and was converted to Buddhism
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word aido wedo
The Rainbow Serpent of Dahomey mythology
Aka, Ayida-Weddo, Aido Quedo
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word herensuge
Named dragon in Basque mythology, associated with the god Sugaar
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word níðhöggr
A dragon from Norse mythology who eats the roots of the World Tree, Yggdrasill
Named in the Poetic Edda
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word jörmungandur
Dragon from Germanic mythology
Alternate spelling: Jörmungandr
Aka, Midgard Serpent or World Serpent, a sea serpent of the Norse mythology, the middle child of the giantess Angrboða and the god Loki.
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word scatha the worm
A mighty "long-worm" of the Grey Mountains
Slain by Fram son of Frumgar (an ancestor of Eorl the Young)
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word smaug
A winged fire-breathing dragon
Last of the great dragons
Slain in the Third Age by Bard
January 21, 2008
narniabound commented on the word ancalagon the black
Sindarin: anc 'jaw', alag 'impetuous'
Bred by Morgoth in the First Age of Middle-Earth
First of the winged 'fire-drakes'
January 21, 2008