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Dragon guards treasure.

Animals. · Mythical animals. · Mythical beasts and hybrids. · view the constellation · filed as B11.6.2

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“The dragon is also said to have nine 'resemblances': "its horns resemble those of a deer, its head that of a camel, its eyes those of a devil, its neck that of a snake, its abdomen that of a large cockle, its scales those of a carp, its claws those of an eagle, the soles of its feet those of a tiger, its ears those of an ox;" but some have no ears, the organ of hearing being said to be in the horns, or the creature "hears through its…”

— Myths & Legends of China, Chapter VII · served from our shelf

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Scholars’ trail — 13references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • Icel.Boberg
  • DanishKristensen Danske Sagn II (1893) 133ff., (1928) 119ff., III (1895) 454ff., (1931) 311ff.
  • Greek*Grote I 219
  • U.S.Baughman
  • ChineseWerner 209. → on our shelf: Myths & Legends of China, Chapter VII
  • general *Norlind Skattsägner 77f.
  • general Gould Scandinavian Studies and Notes IX (1917) 170 No. 4
  • general Penzer III 133
  • general Smith Dragon 157–165
  • general Finnish-Swedish
  • general Wessman 76, 78 Nos. 632, 657
  • general Wienert FFC LVI 37
  • general Phaedrus IV 21
Within the index

Filed under Deeds of dragons.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Dragon must give up treasure when steel is thrown on himSerpents play with precious green stoneDragon's pearl stolen
Filed beside it
Dragon helps hero out of gratitudeDragon feeds on treasureDragon guards holy landDragon guards hermit's food, frightens off robbersDragon guards bridge to otherworldDragon eats an ox at every mealDragon flies to its nest with human beingDragon gnaws the roots of treeSandalwood tree is guarded by dragon with venomous breath
Travels with
Dragon from transformed man lying on his treasures (Fáfnir). (Cf. B11.6.2.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Combat between god of light and dragon of oceanGod of waterInexhaustible buckets as source of lakesForm of dragonDragon as compound animal. (Cf. B14.)Dragon's home in bottom of seaDragon's visit to skyDragon's power of self-transformationDragon's power of magic invisibilityDragon feeds on treasureDragon as rain-spiritDragon as power of good

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