Is there a God of dragons?

Also known as Quetzalcoatl, Kukulkan was worshiped as the great 'feathered serpent' god in the pantheon of Aztecs, Toltecs, and the Mayans. The major deity (often taking the form of a mythical dragon-like entity) seems to have played a multifaceted role while practicing his 'godly' business.
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Is there a Greek god of dragons?

Ladon was one of the creatures in Greek mythology that looked most like a dragon. He was most known for winding his body around a tree in the Garden of Hesperides. His main role was to guard the golden apples that were so prized in this garden. He was considered to be a true dragon, or drakon.
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Are there any gods that are dragons?

Vritra, also known as "Ahi", is a serpent or dragon and is a major asura in Vedic religion. He is the personification of drought, and adversary of Indra the thunder god and king of heaven. He appears as a dragon blocking the course of the rivers and is heroically slain by Indra.
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Is Zeus a dragon?

Considered the spiritual father of all Olympus dragons, the mighty Zeus Dragon reigns supreme from the skies with its impressive command over thunder and lightning. While the Zeus Dragon is not actually a god, its power can be matched by few, and as such is feared and respected as much as almost any deity.
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Who created dragons?

Scholars say that belief in dragons probably evolved independently in both Europe and China, and perhaps in the Americas and Australia as well.
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What is the name of the king of dragons?

His proper name is Ao Guang (敖廣 or 敖光), and he is the patron of the East China Sea.
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What mythology are dragons?

Myth origins

Draconic creatures are first described in the mythologies of the ancient Near East and appear in ancient Mesopotamian art and literature. Stories about storm-gods slaying giant serpents occur throughout nearly all Indo-European and Near Eastern mythologies.
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Who is the most famous dragon?

10 Most Notable Dragons in Popular Culture
  • Shenron. Appears in: Dragon Ball. ...
  • Dragonite. Appears in: Pokemon. ...
  • Smaug. Appears in: The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings. ...
  • Viserion. Appears in: Game of Thrones. ...
  • Haku. Appears in: Spirited Away. ...
  • King Ghidorah. Appears in: Godzilla. ...
  • Toothless. Appears in: How to Train Your Dragon. ...
  • Mushu.
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Do dragons still exist?

Dragons don't exist (as far as we know), but some of their individual characteristics can be found throughout the animal kingdom. It would have taken quite a few turns for natural selection to have produced dragons, but if you're willing to stretch a bit, most classic dragon characteristics do exist in other species.
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What Greek god is associated with dragons?

Typhon. Typhon was the most fearsome monster of Greek mythology. Typhon was the last son of Gaia.
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Are there real dragons?

King of the lizards

Komodo dragons are living, breathing dragons, even if they don't breathe fire. But that doesn't mean they aren't really cool—and fierce—reptiles. Komodo dragons are the largest of lizards, and there are 3,000 kinds of those! They live on only five islands in southeastern Indonesia.
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What is the strongest dragon type?

Now that's out of the way, here are the objectively best Dragon Pokémon of all time.
  1. Dragonite. Debuting all the way back in Gen 1, Dragonite isn't just the best Dragon Pokémon of all time – it's one of the single greatest Pokémon ever created.
  2. Rayquaza. ...
  3. Dragapult. ...
  4. Salamence. ...
  5. Garchomp. ...
  6. Dracovish. ...
  7. Kingdra. ...
  8. Regidrago. ...
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Who is the biggest dragon?

At 10 feet and 200 pounds, the Komodo dragon is the world's biggest and most powerful lizard alive. Komodo dragons attack deer, goats, pigs, dogs, and occasionally humans. These lizards were brought to the Museum from a 1926 expedition to the island of Komodo in Indonesia.
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Who are the 5 Dragon Kings?

Five Great Dragon Kings

The Five Dragon Kings are Tiamat, Yu-Long, Vritra, Midgardsormr, and Fafnir.
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Who is the Chinese god of dragons?

In Chinese mythology, Longwang (龍王) lords over the seas and is known as the “Dragon King.” He is a fearsome guardian deity who controls all dragons, sea creatures, the oceans, and the weather. Although he has a temper, Longwang is seen as a symbol of good fortune and the mythological embodiment of the concept of yang.
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Who are the 4 Dragon Kings?

The four Dragon Kings in Journey to the West are:
  • Ao Guang (敖廣), Dragon King of the East Sea.
  • Ao Qin (敖欽), Dragon King of the South Sea.
  • Ao Run (敖閏), Dragon King of the West Sea.
  • Ao Shun (敖順), Dragon King of the North Sea.
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Where do real dragons live?

Komodo Island, Indonesia

There is a place in the world where real dragons still exist. In the designated UNESCO Komodo National Park on Komodo Island, one of 17,500 odd islands of Indonesia, you can get up close and personal with the world's largest lizard, the Komodo Dragon, on a guided tour.
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Has a dragon been found?

Nature reserve workers discover fossil of 'sea dragon,' the largest ever found in England. Nature reserve workers performing routine maintenance of a lagoon made the "discovery of a lifetime" when they unearthed fossils of a "sea dragon," the largest of its kind ever found in the United Kingdom.
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Did fire-breathing dragons exist?

After all, a flying, fire-breathing reptile could never exist in real life, right? It's true no fire-breathing dragons have ever been discovered, yet flying lizard-like creatures exist in the fossil record. Some may be found in the wild today.
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Where can we find dragons?

No real fire-breathing dragons live in swamps, dark caverns, mountain lairs, or even dense forests. Instead, we have to enjoy them in their natural habitat: our minds. They exist there thanks to hundreds of years of legends, myths, and stories.
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How does dragon look like?

A dragon is usually represented as a huge, bat-winged, fire-breathing, scaly lizard or snake with a barbed tail. The belief in these creatures apparently arose without the slightest knowledge on the part of the ancients of dinosaurs, which have some remblance to dragons.
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What types of dragons exist?

Here is a list of 10 types of dragons and what they can do.
  • The Chinese Dragon. ...
  • The Standard Western Dragon. ...
  • The Wyvern. ...
  • The Hydra. ...
  • The Japanese Dragon. ...
  • The Druk. ...
  • The African Dragon. ...
  • The Gaasyendietha.
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Who is hydra dragon?

Hydra, also called the Lernean Hydra, in Greek legend, the offspring of Typhon and Echidna (according to the early Greek poet Hesiod's Theogony), a gigantic water-snake-like monster with nine heads (the number varies), one of which was immortal.
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