Dragon

The term dragon, according to context, may be referring to:

Dragons of ancient mythology

• Chinese dragon, mythical creature
• European dragon, mythical creature
• Persian dragon (Azhi Dahaka)

Living things named after ancient dragons

• Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis), a big lizard (a reptile)
• Some small species of lizards in Australia, in the family Agamidae
• Dragon trees (Dracaena), the resin from which is the dragon's blood of mediaeval magic and alchemy
• The fruit of the pitaya cactus, often called dragonfruit.

Other things named after ancient dragons

• Draco (constellation) (Latin, "Dragon"), a constellation
• Dragon (zodiac), the dragon as a sign in the Chinese zodiac

• Red, green and white Chinese dragons in the Mahjong game, see Mahjong tiles
• Dragon 32/64, 1980s home computers
• M47 Dragon anti-tank weapon
• Dragon (chess), a chess engine
• A French rocket, Dragon (rocket)

Dragons of modern literature and culture

• Middle-earth dragons, from the books by J. R. R. Tolkien
• Swamp dragon, a fictional reptile species from Terry Pratchett's Discworld
• Pernese dragons, from the books by Anne McCaffrey
• Zagorothian Dragons, from the books by K. Excelthior Wright
• Dragon King or the Lizard King, Jim Morrison
• Dragons in Dungeons & Dragons and other fantasy role-playing games (e.g. Rêve de Dragon).
• Dragon Magazine, a Dungeons & Dragons magazine
• Dragon (band), a New Zealand band.
• Pickled dragon, a hoax involving a fake dragon foetus in formaldehyde

The word "dragon" should not be confused with dragoon, heavy cavalry units.

See also

• List of dragons

External links

• Sommerland provides extensive dragon information, fully illustrated and referenced, covering dragons throughout mythology, history and popular culture.
• THE BABYLONIAN LEGENDS OF THE CREATION and the Fight between Bel and the Dragon, as told by Assyrian Tablets from Nineveh, 1921
• THE DRAGON IN CHINA AND JAPAN, by Dr. M. W. De Visser, 1913
• THE EVOLUTION OF THE DRAGON, by G. Elliot Smith, 1919
• Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real on Animal Planet