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- 3. A type of armor resembling the overlapping scales of a dragon, designed to mimic their protection.
- 5. A mythical serpent or dragon said to kill with its gaze or breath; sometimes considered a “little dragon.”
- 6. A many-headed dragon or serpent from Greek mythology; when one head is cut off, two more grow in its place.
- 9. A legendary hero or knight who defeats a dragon, symbolizing the triumph of courage over evil (e.g., Saint George).
- 11. Relating to dragons; often used to describe something fierce, cruel, or inhumanly strict.
- 12. Vast treasures or piles of gold and jewels guarded by dragons in myth and literature.
- 13. An old English word for a serpent or dragon; often used in medieval and fantasy texts to describe a wingless, serpentine dragon.
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- 1. A primordial goddess in Babylonian mythology, often depicted as a monstrous dragon or sea serpent representing chaos.
- 2. A dragon from Norse mythology who was once a dwarf but transformed into a dragon due to greed.
- 4. A common fantasy term for a dragon that exhales fire; also metaphorically used for fierce or passionate individuals.
- 7. A person who forms a mystical bond with a dragon and rides it, popularized by Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern series.
- 8. Derived from “Draco,” an ancient Athenian lawgiver; means excessively harsh or severe—metaphorically “dragon-like” in strictness.
- 9. constellation A constellation in the northern sky named after a dragon from Greek mythology who guarded the golden apples of the Hesperides.
- 10. The name of the dragon in The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien; symbolizes greed, arrogance, and destructive power.
- 13. A two-legged dragon with wings and a barbed tail, common in European heraldry.