This article is a list of dragons in mythology and folklore.
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Armenian dragons | Vishap | Related to European dragons, usually depicted as a winged snake or with a combination of elements from different animals.[1] | |
Chinese dragons | Lóng (Lung2 in Wade-Giles romanization.) | The Chinese dragon, is a creature in Chinese mythology and is sometimes called the Oriental (or Eastern) dragon. Depicted as a long, snake-like creature with four legs, it has long been a potent symbol of auspicious power in Chinese folklore and art. This type of dragon, however, is sometimes depicted as a creature constructed of many animal parts and it might have the fins of fish, or the horns of a stag.
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Babylonian dragons | Abzu | from Babylonian mythology, sometimes considered dragons. Would have been located in now present-day Iraq and Syria. | |
Mušḫuššu | A creature from ancient Mesopotamian mythology found on Ishtar Gate. A mythological hybrid, it is a scaly dragon with hind legs resembling the talons of an eagle, feline fore legs, a long neck and tail, a horned head, a snake-like tongue, and a crest. Name means 'reddish snake', sometimes also translated as 'fierce snake'. | ||
Tiamat | from Babylonian mythology, sometimes considered dragons. Would have been located in now present-day Iraq and Syria. | ||
Indian dragons | Nāga | A serpentine dragon common to all cultures influenced by Hinduism. They are often cloaked like a mongoose and may have several heads depending on their rank. They usually have no arms or legs but those with limbs resemble the Chinese dragon. Many of the Naga are more inclined towards larger snakes, not dragons.
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Pakhangba | A Manipuri dragon, a giant serpent that relates to humans. | ||
Vritra | 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. The term ahi is cognate with the Zoroastrian Azi Dahaka. | ||
Indonesian/Malay dragons | Naga or Nogo | Derived from the Indiannāga, belief in the Indo-Malay dragon spread throughout Maritime Southeast Asia with Hinduism. The word naga is still the common Malay/Indonesian term for dragon.[4] Like its Indian counterpart, the naga is considered divine in nature, benevolent, and often associated with sacred mountains, forests, or certain parts of the sea.[citation needed] | |
Levantine dragons | Yam | the god of the sea in the Canaanite pantheon from Levantine mythology. | |
Lotan | A demonic dragon reigning the waters, a servant of the sea godYam defeated by the storm godHadad-Baʿal in the UgariticBaal Cycle. From Levantine mythology and Hebrew scriptures. | ||
Leviathan | a creature with the form of a sea monster from Jewish belief and from Levantine mythology. | ||
Japanese dragons | Ikuchi | A water dragon youkai in Japanese mythology. | |
Orochi | the eight-headed serpent slain by Susanoo in Japanese mythology. | ||
Ryū | Similar to Chinese dragons, with three claws instead of four. They are usually benevolent, associated with water, and may grant wishes.
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Khmer dragons | Neak | The Khmer dragon, or neak is derived from the Indiannāga. Like its Indian counterpart, the neak is often depicted with cobra like characteristics such as a hood. The number of heads can be as high as nine, the higher the number the higher the rank. Odd-headed dragons are symbolic of male energy while even headed dragons symbolize female energy. Traditionally, a neak is distinguished from the often serpentine Makar and Tao, the former possessing crocodilian traits and the latter possessing feline traits. A dragon princess is the heroine of the creation myth of Cambodia. | |
Korean dragons | Yong (Mireu) | A sky dragon, essentially the same as the Chinese lóng. Like the lóng, yong and the other Korean dragons are associated with water and weather. In pure Korean, it is also known as 'mireu'. | |
Imoogi | A hornless ocean dragon, sometimes equated with a sea serpent. Imoogi literally means, 'Great Lizard'. The legend of the Imoogi says that the sun god gave the Imoogi their power through a human girl, which would be transformed into the Imoogi on her 17th birthday. Legend also said that a dragon-shaped mark would be found on the shoulder of the girl, revealing that she was the Imoogi in human form. | ||
Gyo | A mountain dragon. In fact, the Chinese character for this word is also used for the imoogi. | ||
Persian dragons | Zahhak | A dragon or serpent described with three heads, and one of the heads is human.[5] However in later text Zahhak are described a human with two snakes growing off of each shoulder.[5] Zahhak originate in old Persian and Zoroastrian mythology.[5] In some translated versions of the book Alif Laylah (One Thousand and One Arabian Nights) Zahhak is described as a giant python-like serpent having a hood like cobra.
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Philippine dragons | Bakunawa | The Bakunawa, who was initially a beautiful goddess, appears as a gigantic serpent that lives in the sea. Ancient natives believed that the Bakunawa caused the moon or the sun to disappear during an eclipse. It is said that during certain times of the year, the Bakunawa arises from the ocean and proceeds to swallow the moon whole. To keep the Bakunawa from completely eating the moon, the natives would go out of their houses with pots and pans in hand and make a noise barrage in order to scare the Bakunawa into spitting out the moon back into the sky. The creature is present in Bicolano and Visayan mythologies. It is blocked by the moon goddess Haliya in Bicolano mythology, while in Visayan mythology, it is stopped by the god of death, Sidapa.[8] | |
Kedu | A huge serpent from Marano mythology which seeks to swallow the sun and moon.[9] | ||
Laho | A huge serpent from Kapampangan mythology which seeks to swallow the moon.[10] | ||
Olimaw | A gigantic winged phantom dragon-serpent from Ilokano mythology. It seeks to swallow the moon.[11] | ||
Sawa | A huge serpent monster from Tagalog and Ati mythologies. It attempts to swallow the moon and sun. It is blocked by the god of the sun, Apolaki, and goddess of the moon, Mayari.[12] | ||
Samal Naga | A gigantic trapped dragon in the milky way. It is said that it will be freed and devour all those not faithful to their respective deities in Samal mythology.[13] | ||
Kanlaon Dragon | A mad dragon which used to live in Mount Kanlaon in Negros. According to Hiligaynon mythology, it was defeated by the epic heroes Laon and Kan.[14] | ||
Sumerian dragons | Kur | Kur, the first ever dragon from ancient Sumerian, now present-day Southern Iraq. | |
Vietnamese dragons | Rồng or Long | The dragon is represented with a spiral tail and a long fiery sword-fin. Dragons were personified by a mother with her children or a pair of dragons. Its head and eyes are large. It has stag horns, a lion's nose, exposed canine teeth, regular flash scale, curved whiskers. Images of the Dragon King have 5 claws, while images of lesser dragons have only 4 claws.
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European dragons | |||
Albanian dragons | Bolla | In the Albanian mythologyBolla (also known as Bullar in South Albania), is a type of serpentic dragon (or a demonic dragon-like creature) with a long, coiled, serpentine body, four legs and small wings in ancient Albanian folklore. This dragon sleeps throughout the whole year, only to wake on Saint George's Day, where its faceted silver eyes peer into the world. The Bolla does this until it sees a human. It devours the person, then closes its eyes and sleeps again.[15] Bolla was worshiped as the deity Boa by the ancestors of Albanians, Illyrians.[16] Bolla appears in the coat of arms of the House of Bua Shpata. | |
Kulshedra | In its twelfth year, the bolla evolves by growing nine tongues, horns, spines and larger wings. At this time it will learn how to use its formerly hidden fire-breathing abilities, and is now called a kulshedra or kuçedra (hydra). The kuçedra causes droughts and lives off human sacrifices. Kulshedras are killed by Drangue, Albanian winged warriors with supernatural powers. Thunderstorms are conceived as battles between the drangues and the kulshedras. | ||
Dreq | Dreq is the dragon (draco) proper. It was demonized by Christianity and now is one of the Albanian names of the devil. | ||
Catalan dragons | Drac | Catalan dragons are serpent-like creatures with two legs (rarely four) and, sometimes, a pair of wings. Their faces can resemble that of other animals, like lions or cattle. They have a burning breath. Their breath is also poisonous, the reason by which dracs are able to rot everything with their stench. A víbria is a female dragon. | |
Chuvash dragons | Věri Şělen | Chuvash dragons are winged fire-breathing and shape shifting dragons and represent the pre-Islamic mythology, they originate with the ancestral Chuvash people.[17] | |
English dragons | Wyvern | Wyverns are common in medieval heraldry. Their usual blazon is statant. Wyverns are normally shown as dragons with two legs and two wings.
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Wyrm or worm | Another term for a sea serpent in Old English, these do not have limbs.
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Longwitton dragon | Of Northumbrian legend. | ||
Worm hill dragon | 700 AD the Anglo-Saxons settled and called it 'Wruenele' this translates as 'Wruen' worm, reptile or dragon and 'ele' hill. According to local folklore the hill at Knotlow (Derbyshire) was the lair of a dragon and the terraces around it were made by the coils of its tail. Knotlow is an ancient volcanic vent and this may explain the myth. | ||
Knucker | A kind of water dragon, living in knuckerholes in Sussex, England. | ||
St. Leonard's Forest dragons | Of Sussex folklore. | ||
French dragons | Dragon | Authors tend often to present the dragon legends as symbol of Christianity's victory over paganism, represented by a harmful dragon. The French representation of dragons spans much of European history, and has even given its name to the dragoons, a type of cavalry.
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Tarasque | A fearsome legendary dragon-like mythological hybrid from Provence, tamed by Saint Martha. | ||
Germanic & Scandinavian dragons | Lindworm | Lindworms are serpent-like dragons with either two or no legs. In Nordic and Germanic heraldry, the lindworm looks the same as a wyvern.
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Greek dragons | Drákōn – δράκων | Cadmus fighting the Ismenian dragon (which guarded the sacred spring of Ares) is a legendary story from the Greek lore dating to before ca. 560–550 B.C. Greek dragons commonly had a role of protecting important objects or places. For example, the Colchian dragon watched the Golden Fleece and the Nemean dragon guarded the sacred groves of Zeus.[18] The name comes from the Greek 'drakeîn' meaning 'to see clearly'.[19]
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Hungarian dragons | Sárkány | A dragon in human form. Most are giants with more than one head, in which their strength resides. They become weaker as they lose them. In the contemporary Hungarian language, sárkány is used to mean any kind of dragon. | |
Zomok | A giant winged snake. It often serves as flying mount of the garabonciás (a kind of magician). The sárkánykígyó rules over storms and bad weather. | ||
Leonese and Asturian dragons | Cuélebre | In Asturian and Leonese mythology the Cuélebres are giant winged serpents, which live in caves where they guard treasures and kidnapped xanas. They can live for centuries and, when they grow really old, they use their wings to fly. Their breath is poisonous and they often kill cattle to eat. The Leonese term Cuelebre comes from Latin colŭbra, i.e., snake. | |
Lithuanian Dragons | Slibinas | This dragon is more of a hydra with multiple heads, though sometimes it does appear with one head. | |
Polish dragons | Wawel Dragon | Also known as Smok Wawelski, from Polish folklore, a dragon that lived in a cave on Wawel Hill on the bank of Vistula River in Kraków and was killed by a clever shoemaker's apprentice. | |
Portuguese dragons | Coca | In Portuguese mythology coca is a female dragon that fights with Saint George. She loses her strength when Saint George cuts off one of her ears. | |
Romanian dragons | Balaur, Zburator | Balaur are very similar to the Slavic zmey: very large, with fins and multiple heads. | |
Siberian dragon | Yilbegän | Related to European Turkic and Slavic dragons, multi-headed man-eating monster in the mythology of Turkic peoples of Siberia, as well as Siberian Tatars. | |
Slavic dragons | Zmey, zmiy, żmij, змей, or zmaj, or drak, or smok Smok Wawelski from Sebastian Münster's Cosmographie Universalis, 1544 | Similar to the conventional European dragon, but multi-headed. They breathe fire and/or leave fiery wakes as they fly. In Slavic and related tradition, dragons symbolize evil. Specific dragons are often given Turkic names (see Zilant), symbolizing the long-standing conflict between the Slavs and Turks. However, in Serbian and Bulgarian folklore, dragons are defenders of the crops in their home regions, fighting against a destructive demon Ala, whom they shoot with lightning.[20][21]
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Tatar dragons | Zilant | Similar to a wyvern or cockatrice, the Zilant is the symbol of the city of Kazan. Zilant itself is a Russian rendering of Tatar yılan, i.e., snake. By the Tataro-Bulgarian mythology lived in present-day Kazan and is represented on the city's coat of arms. | |
Turkish dragons | Ejderha or Evren | The Turkish dragon secretes flames from its tail, and there is no mention in any legends of its having wings, or even legs. In fact, most Turkish (and later Islamic) sources describe dragons as gigantic snakes. | |
Welsh Dragons | Y Ddraig Goch | In Welsh mythology, after a long battle (which the Welsh King Vortigern witnesses) a red dragon defeats a white dragon; Merlin explains to Vortigern that the red dragon symbolizes the Welsh, and the white dragon symbolizes the Saxons – thus foretelling the ultimate defeat of the English by the Welsh. The ddraig goch appears on the Welsh ¬ |
. Yaw from Levantine Mythology & the Dragon in the Book of Revelations-. Y Ddraig Goch - A Red Dragon of the Brythons & the White Dragon that Y Ddraig Goch the Red Dragon of the Brythons killed in the story of Lludd and Llevelys is that of the Saxons. Famous Egyptian Dragons. Wadjet was an Egyptian serpent guardian sent by Osiris to protect Pharoah and control the Nile. The cobra goddess was the patroness of Lower Egypt. Wadjet was part of the Osirian myths and was always viewed as a protector of Egypt, depicted as a woman with a cobra head or as a cobra about to strike at the nation's enemies.
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North American dragons[edit]
- Piasa Bird of Illini people, Native Americans
- Kukulkan from Maya mythology
- Quetzalcoatl from Aztec mythology has a dragon-like aspect
- Q'uq'umatz from Mayan K'iche' mythology
- Thevetat, American esoteric cosmology and Theosophy of the 19th century.
- Xiuhcoatl is a serpent from Aztec mythology
South American dragons[edit]
- Amaru – Dragon or (Chimera) of Inca Mythology. It had a llama's head, fox's mouth, condor wings, snake's body, fish's tail and dragon scales.
- Boitatá, Brazilian, the name comes from the Old Tupi language and means 'fiery serpent' (mboî tatá). Its great fiery eyes leave it almost blind by day, but by night, it can see everything. According to legend, Boi-tatá was a big serpent which survived a great deluge.
- Teju Jagua from Guaraní mythology is described was a huge lizard with seven dog-like heads, entitled to a 'fiery gaze', and being associated as the god of fruits, caves and (more common with the Dragons in Europe) as the protector of hidden treasures.
African dragons[edit]
- Aido Wedo the Rainbow Serpent of Dahomey mythology
- Apep or Apophis the giant Snake or Serpent of Chaos from Egyptian mythology
- Ouroboros the 'tail-eater.' Egypt
Common dragons with unknown origin[edit]
- Azazel from the Abrahamic religions, is described as a dragon in the Apocalypse of Abraham.
- Sea serpent, a water dragon found worldwide.
- The unnamed five-headed dragon subdued by the Buddhist goddess Benzaiten at Enoshima in Japan in A.D. 552
- The unnamed dragon defeated by Saint George.
Other serpentine creatures in mythology and folklore[edit]
- Brnensky drak (The dragon of Brno, Czech), the dragon killed nearby Moravian city (legend)
- Erenkyl, the mythologic dragon of the Yakuts (Sakha).
- Herensuge, the mythologic dragon of the Basque.
- Illuyankas from Hittite mythology
- The Ljubljana dragon, the protector dragon of Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia.
- Meister Stoor Worm of Orkney legend
See also[edit]
- List of dragons in literature
References[edit]
- ^Kuehn, Sara (2011). The Dragon in Medieval East Christian and Islamic Art. Brill. p. 29. ISBN9789004209725.
- ^Sun, Xiaochun (1997). Helaine Selin (ed.). Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures. Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. 360, 517. ISBN0-7923-4066-3. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
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- ^Zamyād Yasht, Yasht 19 of the Younger Avesta (Yasht 19.19). Translated by Helmut Humbach, Pallan Ichaporia. Wiesbaden. 1998.CS1 maint: others (link)
- ^The Zend-Avesta, The Vendidad. The Sacred Books of the East Series. 1. Translated by James Darmesteter. Greenwood Publish Group. 1972. ISBN0837130700.CS1 maint: others (link)
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- ^https://www.aswangproject.com/the-imprisoned-naga-an-explanation-of-the-milky-way/
- ^https://www.aswangproject.com/legends-of-mount-kanlaon-negros-island-mythology/
- ^Lurker, Manfred (1984). The Routledge Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Devils and Demons, Taylor & Francis e-Library. p.35
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In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragonsrole-playing game, the fictional draconic pantheon of gods consists of the leader Io, as well as Aasterinian, Astilabor, Bahamut, Chronepsis, Faluzure, Garyx, Hlal, Lendys, Sardior, Tamara, and Tiamat. Other draconic gods may be present in different campaign settings.
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Aasterinian[edit]
Aasterinian is the draconic deity who serves as Io's messenger. Her symbol is a grinning dragon's head. Aasternian appears as a huge brass dragon who is always grinning. She is quick-witted, with a sharp tongue. Aasternian is the messenger of Io, the draconic god of creation. She and her followers enjoy good relations with Garl Glittergold, Fharlanghn, Olidammara and similar deities. Aasterinian loves all those who enjoy innovation and whimsy, and she is accepting of all dragonblooded races. She is especially amused by spellscales.
Aasterinian was first detailed in the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition book Monster Mythology (1992), including details about her priesthood.[1] She appears in Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition in Defenders of the Faith (2000).[2] Her priesthood and her role as a draconic deity are further detailed in Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons (2003),[3] and in Races of the Dragon (2006).[4]
In Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition, Aasterinian is a mortal blue dragon who has risen to become an exarch of Avandra. Aasterinian's realm of Brassberg can be found on the plane of Ysgard, but Races of the Dragon places her realm in the Outlands instead.[4]
Astilabor[edit]
In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Astilabor (As-TIL-uh-bore[5]) is the dragon deity of hoards.[6]
In the game, Astilabor represents the desire in all dragons to acquire wealth and power. However, she dislikes greed. She cannot abide thievery unless such an act is done in the name of building one's hoard. All of her followers are neutral in some aspect of their alignment.[6] She discourages her clerics from becoming involved in draconic politics and seeks to reward dragons with unusually impressive hoards.
Bahamut[edit]
Chronepsis[edit]
Chronepsis is the dragon deity of Fate, Death, and Judgment. His symbol is an unblinking draconic eye. Chronepsis is truly neutral in all things, dispassionate and unconcerned with the unfolding of events. He observes, but does not act except to guide the spirits of dragons into the afterlife. While he is a god of 'eternal law,' he cares nothing for justice, as Lendys does. Chronepsis never speaks or communicates. Chronepsis is said to know the future and how all things will end, but he will not reveal this knowledge to others. While all dragons respect Chronepsis, very few worship him, and even fewer become his clerics.
Chronepsis was first detailed in the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition book Monster Mythology (1992), including details about his priesthood.[1] His role in the cosmology of the Planescape campaign setting was described in On Hallowed Ground (1996).[7] Chronepsis appears in 3rd edition in Defenders of the Faith (2000).[2] His priesthood and his role as a draconic deity are further detailed for this edition in Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons (2003),[8] and in Races of the Dragon (2006).[4]
Faluzure[edit]
Faluzure is the dragon deity of Energy Draining, Undeath, Decay, and Exhaustion. 'Faluzure' is also sometimes spelled 'Falazure'. His symbol is a draconic skull. Faluzure is a wretched, creeping thing no longer able to fly, but he has a gravely terrible beauty nonetheless. He is vast and sleek, with silver-edged scales of midnight blue and vestigial wings; he may also appear as a handsome human or comely elf. He is a brilliant, gifted master of disguise, and lacks his sister Tiamat's recklessness. He requires a continuous stream of death to maintain his beauty and perfection; if he goes without death for too long, he becomes gaunt and skeletal.
Faluzure is worshipped by shadow dragons and undead dragons. He is revered by many necromancers of nondraconic races as well, and by intelligent undead. Among the dragon gods, only Bahamut and Tiamat have more nondraconic followers than Faluzure.
Faluzure was first detailed in the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition book Monster Mythology (1992), including details about his priesthood.[1] His role in the cosmology of the Planescape campaign setting was described in On Hallowed Ground (1996).[7] Faluzure was detailed for the Forgotten Realmscampaign setting in Cult of the Dragon (1998).[9]
Faluzure appears in Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition in Defenders of the Faith (2000).[2] His priesthood and his role as a draconic deity are further detailed for this edition in Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons (2003),[3] and in Races of the Dragon (2006).[4]
Faluzure also appears in the film Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God.
Garyx[edit]
Garyx is the dragon god of fire, destruction, and renewal.[6] The deity was introduced in the Draconomicon supplement released in 1990 by TSR.
Garyx symbolizes the sheer power and destructive force of dragonkind, and has gold scales that sometimes shimmer as red. Some argue that Garyx is actually insane.[6]
Garyx pays little or no attention to his clerics and worshippers, but they do not care.[6] Some druids revere the renewing aspect of Garyx, knowing that devastation is necessary for rejuvenation to occur.[6]
Hlal[edit]
Hlal is the dragon deity of humor and storytelling. Her symbol is an open book, and her favored weapon is the short sword or claw.
Hlal enjoys sharing stories and songs with those who appreciate such things, regardless of the listener's race or background. She has little use for tyrants, and even less patience for cruelty or bullying. She teaches that one must be free of restraint, whether real or psychological, in order to freely express one's opinions.
Worshippers[edit]
Hlal's priests are often multiclassed cleric/bards, using music and poetry to spread their faith. Places of worship are usually simple shrines, which can be packed up and moved to the next town at a moment's notice.The followers of Hlal share much in common with those of Olidammara, and many pay homage to both deities simultaneously. Both Hextor and Vecna are among her chief enemies, because of their portfolios concerning tyranny and secrets, respectively.
Io[edit]
Io is the chief deity worshipped by dragons, god of dragonkind, balance, and peace. He is seen by his people as the creator of all things. He is neutral in alignment, but he also contains within him all other alignments. His symbol is a multi-colored metallic disk.
Io was first detailed in the book Monster Mythology (1992), including details about his priesthood.[1] Io was detailed for the Forgotten Realmscampaign setting in Cult of the Dragon (1998).[9]
Io appears in 3rd edition in Defenders of the Faith (2000).[2] His priesthood and his role as a draconic deity are further detailed for this edition in Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons (2003),[3]Complete Divine (2004),[10] and Races of the Dragon (2006).[4]
Io also features prominently in the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition Council of Wyrms campaign setting. In that setting, the island chain known as Io's Blood Isles were said to be literally created from Io's blood.
In the cosmology of Dungeons & Dragons 4th edition, Io created dragons and dragonborn. When he died in battle with the Primordials, Tiamat and Bahamut were created from different sides of his personality.
Lendys[edit]
Lendys is the dragon god of balance and justice. Unlike Chronepsis, who judges dragons after they die, Lendys metes out justice during a dragon's life.
The clerics and paladins of Lendys are justice-bringers, often serving as judges and arbiters for local communities.
Lendys's clergy get along well with worshippers of St. Cuthbert, and poorly with the followers of chaotic gods such as Kord, Olidammara, and Erythnul.
Sardior[edit]
Sardior (/ˈsɑːrdiɔːr/) is the dragon deity of gem dragons and psionics. His symbol is a ruby with an inner glow.[11]
Tamara[edit]
Tamara is the dragon goddess of life, light, and mercy. The deity first appeared in the 1990 Draconomicon, with additional details appearing in the 2003 edition. Tamara is described as the kindest and most benevolent of the draconic deities. Tamara's clerics are healers, but also deliverers of death to those who try to escape it, such as undead creatures and especially draconic undead.
Tamara is described as being an ally of Pelor and an enemy of Falazure, Hextor, Nerull, and Erythnul. Tamara's alignment is neutral good.
Tiamat[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Conforti, Steven, ed. Living Greyhawk Official Listing of Deities for Use in the Campaign, version 2.0. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2005[12]
- Grubb, Jeff. A Player's Primer to the Outlands. Lake Geneva, WI: TSR, 1995.
- ^ abcdSargent, Carl. Monster Mythology (TSR, 1992)
- ^ abcdRedman, Rich, and James Wyatt. Defenders of the Faith (Wizards of the Coast, 2000)
- ^ abcCollins, Andy, Skip Williams, and James Wyatt. Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons (Wizards of the Coast, 2003)
- ^ abcdeKestrel, Gwendolyn FM, Jennifer Clarke Wilkes, and Kolja Raven Liquette. Races of the Dragon. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2006
- ^Findley, Nigel, Christopher Kubasik, Carl Sargent, John Terra, and William Tracy. Draconomicon (TSR, 1990).
- ^ abcdefCollins, Andy, Skip Williams, and James Wyatt. Draconomicon (Wizards of the Coast, 2003).
- ^ abMcComb, Colin. On Hallowed Ground (TSR, 1996)
- ^Colins, Andy, Skip Williams, and James Wyatt. Draconomicon: The Book of Dragons (Wizards of the Coast, 2003)
- ^ abDonovan, Dale. Cult of the Dragon (Wizards of the Coast, 1998)
- ^Noonan, David. Complete Divine (Wizards of the Coast, 2004)
- ^Brocius, Scott; Mark A. Jindra. 'The Legend of Sardior'. Wizards of the Coast. Retrieved 2003-01-24.
- ^'Official Listing of Deities'(ZIP). Wizards.com. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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