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Worm hill dragon: 700 AD the Anglo-Saxons settled and called it "Wruenele" this translates as "Wruen" worm, reptile or dragon and "ele" hill. According to local folklore the hill at Knotlow was the lair of a dragon and the terraces around it were made by the coils of its tail. Knotlow is an ancient volcanic vent and this may explain the myth.
A fearsome, powerful, black dragon. Also known as "The World Eater", "Nordic God of Destruction" and "Bane of Kings". Claimed as first-born of Akatosh (the Dragon God of Time). Ambitions of world-domination. Alexstrasza, The Life Binder Warcraft, Heroes of the Storm: Aspect of the Red Dragon Flight. The guardian of all life in the world of Azeroth.
Once drunk, the dragon is bound by Hupasiyas with a rope. Then the Storm God appears with the other gods and kills the dragon. [2] In the second version, after the two gods fight and the Hurrian Storm God Teshub loses, Illuyanka takes the Storm God's eyes and heart. To avenge himself upon the dragon, the Storm God marries the daughter of a poor ...
In Korean myths, some kings who founded kingdoms were described as descendants of dragons because the dragon was a symbol of the monarch. Lady Aryeong , who was the first queen of Silla , is said to have been born from a cockatrice , [ 74 ] while the grandmother of Taejo of Goryeo , founder of Goryeo , was reportedly the daughter of the dragon ...
A creation myth (or cosmogonic myth) is a symbolic narrative of how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it. While in popular usage the term myth often refers to false or fanciful stories, members of cultures often ascribe varying degrees of truth to their creation myths.
One researcher wondered if ancient Chinese actually found the remains and used them as inspiration for legends of dragons. The dinosaur was 50 feet long with a neck length of around 25 feet ...
Keiyen is an ancient Meitei language song describing the conflict between Pakhangba (Apanba) and his elder brother Sanamahi (Asheeba), as a conflict between a tiger and a cock respectively, having mythological and symbolic importance to the Meitei culture. It is symbolically represented in the Ke-kre-Chongba performance.
The European dragon is a legendary creature in folklore and mythology among the overlapping cultures of Europe.. The Roman poet Virgil in his poem Culex lines 163–201, [1] describing a shepherd battling a big constricting snake, calls it "serpens" and also "draco", showing that in his time the two words probably could mean the same thing.