μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Fire-breathing dragon.

Animals. · Mythical animals. · Mythical beasts and hybrids. · view the constellation · filed as B11.2.11

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Icel. *Boberg.
  • general *Type 300
  • general Hdwb. d. Abergl. II 391
  • general Fb. "drage", "gloende" (glowing eyes and tongue), "ild" (fire from mouth). Irish myth: Cross
Within the index

Filed under Form of dragon.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Dragon spews venom Breath of dragon kills man
Filed beside it
She-dragon Dragon as compound animal. (Cf. B14.) Color of dragon Many-headed dragon. (Cf. B15.1.2.) Feet of dragon Horns of dragon Wings of dragon Snakes issue from dragon's shoulders Tail of dragon Heart of dragon Scales of dragon Dragon of enormous size Blood of dragon Dragon with jewel in head

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