How do we distinguish a dragon, a wyrm and a wyvern in terms of …
Regarding the term Wyvern. At the origin, wyverns, aka Guivre, Vouivre or Vipera, are creatures with ears like horns described by Pliny whose reproductive behaviors is that the female is …
Do dragon myths share a common origin?
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In Greek mythology, a human woman gave birth to the Minotaur, a "monster". I know timelines get fuzzy with mythology, but are there any other instances of a human woman giving birth to a …
What is the difference between a cockatrice and a basilisk?
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Where did the origin of dragons come from? [duplicate]
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 …
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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 …
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Sep 7, 2020 · The Red Dragon of Wales I’ve understood is synonymous to the Gower pinnacular, (known as ‘worms head’) here it as if the Dragon literally is the landscape -peel back the skin, …
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Are there any four-armed deities or creatures in the Greek or …
Jan 11, 2018 · The Actiorione, Siamese twins and sons of Poseidon. They had four arms, four legs and two heads. Hesiod's Catalogues of Women mentions them: