European dragon

In European mythology, a dragon is a serpent-like legendary creature. The Latin word draco, as in the constellation Draco, comes directly from Greek ??????, drák?n. The word for dragon in Germanic mythology and its descendants is ' (Old English: wyrm, Old High German: wurm, Old Norse: ormr), meaning snake or serpent. In Old English wyrm means "serpent", draca means "dragon". Though a winged creature, the dragon is generally to be found in its underground lair, a cave that identifies it as an ancient creature of earth, like the mythic serpent, that was a source of knowledge even in Eden. Likely, the dragons of European and Mid Eastern mythology stem from the cult of snakes found in religions throughout the world.

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European - Mythology - Dragon - Serpent - Legendary creature - Constellation Draco - Germanic mythology - Old English - Old High German - Old Norse - Lair - Eden

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