Dragon - Definition and Overview

The term dragon, according to context, may be referring to the:

• European dragon, mythical creature
  • Middle-earth dragons, from the books by J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Swamp dragon, a fictional reptile species from Terry Pratchett's Discworld
  • Pernese dragons, from the books by Anne McCaffrey

Mahjong dragon tiles

• Chinese dragon, mythical creature
  • Dragon King
  • Dragon (zodiac)
  • red, green and white dragons in the Mahjong game, see Mahjong tiles
• Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis), a big lizard (a reptile)
• Some small species of lizards in Australia
• Dragon trees (Dracaena), the resin from which is the dragon's blood of mediaeval magic and alchemy
• The fruit of the pitaya cactus, often called dragonfruit.
• Dragon 32/64, 1980s home computers
• Dragon Magazine, a Dungeons & Dragons magazine
• Dragons in Dungeons & Dragons and other fantasy role-playing games (e.g. Rêve de Dragon).
• Dragon (band), a New Zealand band.
• Pickled dragon, a hoax involving a fake dragon fetus in formaldehyde
• M47 Dragon anti-tank weapon, or the Dragunov SSV-58 rifle
• Dragon (chess), a chess engine
• A French rocket, Dragon (rocket)

The word "dragon" should not be confused with dragoon, heavy cavalry units.

See also

• THE BABYLONIAN LEGENDS OF THE CREATION (http://fax.libs.uga.edu/BL1620xB7/) and the Fight between Bel and the Dragon, as told by Assyrian Tablets from Nineveh, 1921
• THE DRAGON IN CHINA AND JAPAN (http://fax.libs.uga.edu/GR830xD7xV8/), by Dr. M. W. De Visser, 1913
• THE EVOLUTION OF THE DRAGON (http://fax.libs.uga.edu/BL313xS648/), by G. Elliot Smith, 1919
• List of dragons