Dragon feeds on treasure — Mythoi

Motif

Dragon feeds on treasure.

Animals. · Mythical animals. · Mythical beasts and hybrids. · view the constellation · filed as B11.6.3

Filed across the traditions

Chinese Werner 210. → on our shelf: Myths & Legends of China, Chapter VII
general Oberwallis: Jegerlehner 321 No. 75

Within the index

Filed under Deeds of dragons.

Filed beside it

Dragon helps hero out of gratitude Dragon guards treasure Dragon guards holy land Dragon guards hermit's food, frightens off robbers Dragon guards bridge to otherworld Dragon eats an ox at every meal Dragon flies to its nest with human being Dragon gnaws the roots of tree Sandalwood tree is guarded by dragon with venomous breath

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Combat between god of light and dragon of ocean God of water Inexhaustible buckets as source of lakes Form of dragon Dragon as compound animal. (Cf. B14.) Dragon's home in bottom of sea Dragon's visit to sky Dragon's power of self-transformation Dragon's power of magic invisibility Dragon guards treasure Dragon as rain-spirit Dragon as power of good

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