Are they any other styles of dragons

Dragon Thief · Posted: Thu 21 Jun 2007 4:00 Post subject: Are they any other styles of dragons

are there any others apart from the classic and the chinese one

Celtore · Posted: Thu 21 Jun 2007 5:03 Post subject:

There are MANY types of dragons. They are mentioned in stories around the world, so I've listed the ones from Wikipedia based on where the stories about them came from. If you want to read about them, the site is:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Types

Eastern types:

Naga
Lung
Ryu
Bakonawa
Yong
Yo
Kyo
Long

Western types:

Yilbegan
Scultone
Lindworm
Y Ddraig Goch
Zomok
Sarcanykigyo
Sarcany
Zmaj
Balaur
Vere Celen
Cuelebre
Zilant
Evren
Herensuge
Sugaar

American Dragons

Amphitere
Amaru
Boi-tata
Caicaivilu
Tentenvilu

African Dragons

Amphisbaena
Apep

Dragon-like Creatures

Basilisk
Leviathan
Wyvern (Sometimes classified as a type of Western Dragon)
Zmeu
Cockatrice
Quetzalcoatl[/url]

Dragon Thief · Posted: Thu 21 Jun 2007 6:31 Post subject:

thank you

Celtore · Posted: Thu 21 Jun 2007 8:11 Post subject:

Happy to help. And there are probably many more types than just those listed.

pommie · Posted: Tue 31 Jul 2007 23:58 Post subject:

Just to let you know, Y Ddraig Goch isn't actually a type of dragon. A Ddraig Goch literally means Red Dragon, and is just used to name the Red Dragon of Wales, so more of a name of a dragon rather than a type (or breed) of dragon.
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Celtore · Posted: Wed 01 Aug 2007 5:55 Post subject:

Thanks, it's good to know. I just combined what I found off a few lists so that others could look them up for themselves.

And dragon types isn't necessarily a good name for the list, because I've put some dragons on there that I did recognize as being the only one of their kind (or a name) so the list wouldn't be four pages long. But that was one I didn't recognize as just a name.

TheAlmightyNoodle · Dragonstar Joined: 03 Sep 2007 Posts: 4

Some corrections:
1.Basilisks are just large serpents, not necessarily dragons.
2.Leviathan is neither a dragon nor a species; only one exists, and it is just a very large creature. Nothing of it's like or size has ever been seen, Egyptians were so baffled by the thought that they assumed it was just a Nile Crocodile.
3. Cockatrice were basically just basilisks with legs.
4. Quetzalcoatl was just an Aztec/Mayan deity, commonly referred to as the feathered serpent, and in no way resembled a dragon.
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Celtore · Posted: Wed 05 Sep 2007 17:35 Post subject:

Never said they were dragons. Just that they could be considered dragon-like.

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