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Ladon
Features: Hundred-headed dragon guarding the golden apples. Origin: Greek mythology. Popular stories: The Twelve Labors of Hercules, specifically 'The Golden Apples of the Hesperides'.
Smaug
Features: Intelligent and greedy dragon with fire breath, armored with gem-encrusted underbelly. Origin: Literature ('The Hobbit' by J.R.R. Tolkien). Popular stories: 'The Hobbit'.
Chimera
Features: Part-lion, part-goat, part-serpent, breathing fire. Origin: Greek mythology. Popular stories: The myth of Bellerophon and Pegasus.
Y Ddraig Goch
Features: The red dragon of Wales, a symbol of strength. Origin: Welsh mythology. Popular stories: 'Mabinogion', 'The Prophecy of Merlin'.
Zmey Gorynych
Features: Dragon with three heads, each one bearing a fiery gaze. Origin: Slavic mythology. Popular stories: Heroic tales involving Dobrynya Nikitich.
Aži Dahāka
Features: Three-headed dragon. Origin: Persian (Zoroastrian) mythology. Popular stories: Mentioned in 'Avesta', fought by hero Thraetaona.
Falkor
Features: Luckdragon, long and furry with a canine-like appearance. Origin: Literature ('The Neverending Story' by Michael Ende). Popular stories: 'The Neverending Story'.
European Dragon
Features: Large and fire-breathing with bat-like wings. Origin: European folklore. Popular stories: 'St. George and the Dragon', 'Beowulf'.
Hydra
Features: Many-headed serpent, whose heads regenerate when cut off. Origin: Greek mythology. Popular stories: The Twelve Labors of Hercules, specifically 'The Lernaean Hydra'.
Wyvern
Features: Dragon with two legs and a barbed tail. Origin: Medieval European heraldry and folklore. Popular stories: 'The Voiage and Travaile of Sir John Mandeville', 'As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning'.
Fafnir
Features: Dragon with a poisonous breath, originally a dwarf. Origin: Norse mythology. Popular stories: 'Volsunga Saga', 'Prose Edda'.
Quetzalcoatl
Features: Feathered serpent. Origin: Mesoamerican mythology. Popular stories: 'Popol Vuh', creation myths involving the god Quetzalcoatl.
Jörmungandr
Features: Giant sea serpent that encircles the Earth. Origin: Norse mythology. Popular stories: The tale of Thor fishing for the serpent, 'Prose Edda'.
Bakunawa
Features: Sea serpent that causes eclipses. Origin: Philippine mythology. Popular stories: Traditional Filipino legends and rituals formerly practiced to prevent eclipses.
Drogon
Features: Black dragon, red eyes, one of the three dragons of Daenerys Targaryen. Origin: Literature ('A Song of Ice and Fire' by George R.R. Martin) and Television ('Game of Thrones'). Popular stories: 'A Dance with Dragons', 'Game of Thrones' TV series.
Tiamat
Features: Saltwater dragoness goddess of chaos. Origin: Babylonian mythology. Popular stories: 'Enuma Elish'.
Smok Wawelski
Features: Dragon known for devouring livestock and maidens. Origin: Polish folklore. Popular stories: Legend of the Wawel Dragon.
Chinese Dragon
Features: Long, snake-like body with no wings, often depicted with a pearl. Origin: Chinese mythology. Popular stories: 'The Yellow Emperor', 'Journey to the West'.
Leviathan
Features: Sea serpent or monstrous whale. Origin: Jewish mythology. Popular stories: 'The Book of Job', 'Pirke De-Rabbi Eliezer'.
Nidhogg
Features: Dragon that gnaws at the roots of the World Tree, Yggdrasil. Origin: Norse mythology. Popular stories: Descriptions in 'Prose Edda' and 'Poetic Edda'.
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