What is a dragon?
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a huge, often winged reptilian monster
The dragon is a scaly, often winged mythical creature of enormous size and strength.
💡 Did you know? It is thought that finds of dinosaur bones helped inspire the dragon legends.
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What ability does the European dragon often have?
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breathing fire
The Western dragon breathes fire, guards treasure and is an emblem of evil and chaos.
💡 Did you know? Its blood, or bathing in it, was said to make one invulnerable, as with Siegfried in the Nibelung saga.
How does the East Asian dragon differ from the European one?
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he is seen as fortune-bringing and wise
In China and Japan the dragon is a benevolent being, lord of rain, water and fertility.
💡 Did you know? The Chinese emperor was seen as a son of the dragon and sat on the „Dragon Throne.“
Which saint is famous for killing a dragon?
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Saint George
Saint George is said to have slain a dragon and so rescued a princess.
💡 Did you know? The fight with the dragon became the most popular motif of medieval Christian art.
Which hero killed the dragon Fafnir in Norse legend?
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Siegfried (Sigurd)
The hero Sigurd/Siegfried slew the gold-guarding dragon Fafnir and bathed in its blood.
💡 Did you know? When he tasted the dragon's blood, he suddenly understood the language of birds.
What is the famous dragon in Tolkien's “The Hobbit” called?
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Smaug
Smaug, who sits on a dwarven hoard, is one of the most famous dragons in modern literature.
💡 Did you know? From „Game of Thrones“ to video games, dragons remain staples of fantasy to this day.
On what do dragons in heroic legend love to lie?
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on a hoard of gold
Fafnir guarded the Nibelung treasure, Smaug the mountain of Erebor.
💡 Did you know? The miserly “dragon on its hoard” became proverbial.
What weather did the Chinese dragon bring?
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rain
As lord of rivers, clouds and waters.
💡 Did you know? Dragon dances still ask for rain and good fortune today.
Whose symbol was the dragon in old China?
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the emperor's
The five-clawed dragon was reserved for him alone.
💡 Did you know? Unauthorised use carried the death penalty.
In which book of the Bible does the archangel Michael fight the dragon?
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in Revelation
Michael casts the great red dragon down from heaven.
💡 Did you know? Hence the dragon became a symbol of the devil.
Which country bears a red dragon on its flag?
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Wales
Y Ddraig Goch: the red dragon.
💡 Did you know? In legend it defeated the white dragon of the Saxons.
Which real giant lizard from Indonesia is named after the mythical fire-breather?
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the Komodo dragon
Up to three metres long, on Indonesian islands.
💡 Did you know? That its bite is venomous was only proven in 2009.
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