As I have seen lots of interest around this answer, more precisely around the number of legs (as @lfurini said), I have decided to open a question to find a canonical answer. From the discussion (...

Jan 14, 2021 · We can see ancient references to dragon-like creatures in European, Asian and also many other civilizations. Did these civilizations come up with the concept of dragons independently and just

The basilisk is hatched by a cockerel from the egg of a serpent or toad. The cockatrice is hatched from a cockerel's "egg" incubated by a serpent or toad.

Jul 23, 2017 · Modern day dragons are, in Western culture at least, imagined as huge, reptilian, fire breathing creatures with both legs and wings. However, as far as I can find out myself by research, dragons were

Dracōnes is the Latin name the Romans had, and was an evolution of the drakontas, and is the closest to our modern concept of a dragon, with 4 legs and wings. A Linnormr, is a type of dragon that is like a drakontas, but has two legs. A Wyvern, which is a variation of the word viper, is like a linnormr with two legs, but has wings.

In Albanian Mythology, Dreg is mentioned to be the dragon proper. But, I can't find anything else about him. Save for the fact that Christianity demonized him and turned his name into one of the Al...

Jun 18, 2020 · Very interesting question! One tends to think of Carthage in relation to war elephants in the antiquity, so the India angle is cool. I don't know much about conflicts with the sub-continent prior to Alexander stopping on the border, but the Roman Empire never extended to that border. Possibly ingrained, Hellenistic animosity?

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Sep 7, 2020 · I don't have a link to share, just seems to me that ancient man read the landscape and its spiritual and supernatural significance seems to pivot mostly around Dragon myths.

Oct 18, 2024 · For questions about animals or non-human beings described in folklore and legends, which may or may not be based on actual creatures.