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1. The Classical Dragon - Ogden’s Dragons’ Dens
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A Repertorium of Sources for the Ancient and Medieval Dragon
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  • 1. The Classical Dragon
    • Cerberus (Heracles)
      • Apollonius
      • Aristophanes
      • Diodorus
      • Dionysius
      • Euripides
      • Eustathius
      • First Vatican Mythographer
      • Heraclitus
      • Hesiod
      • Hyginus
      • Lucian
      • Ovid
      • Pausanias
      • Philochorus
      • Pomponius Mela
      • Schol. Homer Iliad
      • Schol. Nicander Alexipharmaca
      • Seneca
        • Hercules Furens 49, 55-63
        • Hercules Furens 782-829
      • Virgil
      • Xenophon
    • Dragon of the Bagrada (Regulus and Army)
      • Silius Italicus
      • Valerius Maximus
    • Ladon (Heracles)
      • Apollodorus
        • Argonautica
        • Bibliotheca
      • Diodorus
      • Herodorus of Heraclea
      • Hyginus
      • Ovid
      • Pherecydes
      • Seneca
      • Virgil
    • Lamia (Eurybatus et al.)
      • Antoninus Liberalis
      • Dio Chrysostom
      • Diodorus
      • Duris of Samos
      • Heraclitus
      • Hesychius
      • Isidore of Seville
      • Philostratus
      • Schol. Aristophanes
      • Statius
    • Medusa (Perseus)
      • Athenaeus
      • Diodorus
      • Fulgentius
      • Heraclitus
      • Hesiod
      • Lucan
      • Ovid
      • Palaephatus
      • Pausanias
      • Pherecydes
      • Pindar
      • Tzetzes
    • Python (Apollo)
      • Ephorus
      • Euripides
      • Homeric Hymn to Apollo
      • Hyginus
      • Plutarch
    • Scylla (encountered by Odyssseus, slain by Heracles)
      • Dionysius of Samos
      • Homer
      • Ovid
    • Sea Monster of Ethiopia (Perseus)
      • Achilles Tatius
      • Apollodorus
      • Aristophanes
      • Conon
      • Euripides
      • Josephus
      • Lucian
      • Lycophron
      • Manilius
      • Ovid
      • Pausanias
      • Philostratus
      • Pliny
    • The Chimaera (Bellerophon)
      • Apollodorus
      • Diodorus
      • Euripides
      • Heraclitus
      • Homer
      • Pindar
      • Pliny
      • Schol. Homer Iliad
      • Strabo
      • Tzetzes
    • The Dragon of Ares (Cadmus)
      • Apollodorus
      • Euripides
        • Bacchae
        • Phoenissae
      • Nonnus
      • Ovid
      • Palaephatus
      • Philostratus
    • The Dragon of Colchis (Jason and Medea)
      • Apollonius
        • Argonautica 3
        • Argonautica 4
      • Euripides
      • Lycus
      • Orphic Argonautica
      • Pindar
      • Valerius Flaccus
    • The Dragon of Nemea (The Seven)
      • Bacchylides
      • Hyginus
      • Pausanias
      • Statius
    • The Dragon Pair (Baby Heracles)
      • Apollodorus
      • Pindar
      • Plautus
      • Theocritus
    • The Dragon Pair (Devours Laocoon and Sons)
      • Petronius
      • Quintus Smyrnaeus
      • Schol. Homer Iliad
      • Servius
      • Virgil
    • The Hydra
      • Apollodorus
      • Diodorus
      • Euripides
      • Heraclitus
      • Palaephatus
      • Pausanias
      • Photius
      • Schol. vet on Plato
      • Servius
      • Sophocles
    • The Sea Monster of Troy (Heracles)
      • Apollodorus
      • Homer
      • Lycophron
      • Palaephatus
      • Valerius Flaccus
    • Typhon
      • Apollodorus
      • Apollonius
      • Athenagoras
      • Clement of Alexandria
      • Damascius
      • Hesiod
      • Nonnus
      • Origen
      • Pausanias of Antioch
      • Pindar
      • Schol. vet. on Lycophron
      • Strabo
    • Unique Narratives from Later Greek Sources
      • Alexander Romance
      • Lucian
      • Pausanias
  • 2. The Biblical Dragon
    • The Serpents of the Bible and Its Apocrypha
      • Acts
      • Genesis
      • Isiah
      • Jeremiah
      • Job
      • Luke
      • Mark
      • Psalms
        • Psalm 57:4-6
        • Psalm 88:10-11
        • Psalms 73:13-14, 103:25-6
      • Revelation
      • Septuagint: Bel and the Dragon
  • 3. The Hagiographical Dragon
    • Saints A – B
      • Agilus of Resbach
      • Amand of Mastricht
      • Amand [b]
      • Ammon
      • Andrew [a]
      • Andrew [b]
      • Anonymous Monk (De Promissionibus)
      • Anonymous Saint (Jean Gobi)
      • Armel [b]
      • Beatus of Vendome
      • Benedict [b]
      • Brigid of Kildare
    • Saints C – D
      • Caesarius of Arles
      • Caluppan
      • Christina [b]
      • Clement of Metz [a]
      • Cosmas and Damian
      • Crescenti(a)nus
      • Deodatus [b]
      • Dominic
      • Domitianus of Maastricht [a]
      • Domitianus [b]
      • Donatus of Epirus[b]
    • Saints E – F
      • Eneco of Ona
      • Erasmus of Antioch
      • Eucherius of Orleans [a]
      • Eucherius [b]
    • Saints G – H
      • George [c]
      • Germanus of Auxerre [a]
      • Germanus [b]
      • Gildas of Rhuys [a]
      • Hilarus of Galatea
      • Hilary of Poitiers [a]
      • Hilary of Poitiers [b]
      • Honoratus [b]
      • Humiliana of Cerchi
    • Saints J – K
      • James, apostle [b]
      • Joannicius of Bithynia [a]
      • Joannicius [b]
      • John of Reomay
      • John the Baptist [b]
      • Julian of le Mans
      • Keyne
    • Saints L – M
      • Leo of Cava
      • Lifard/Liphardus of Meung-sur-Loire [a]
      • Mamilianus [b]
      • Marcellus of Paris
      • Margaret [d]
      • Margaret [e]
      • Martha [c]
      • Martin [b]
      • Matthew [b]
      • Matthew [c]
      • Monegundis
      • Myron [b]
    • Saints N – P
      • Paris of Teano
      • Patrick [b]
      • Patrick [c]
      • Pavacius of le Mans
      • Peregrinus
      • Philip [c]
      • Portianus
    • Saints R – S
      • Rofillus of Forlimpopoli [a]
      • Rofillus [b]
      • Senzius
      • Severinus
      • Silvester [e]
      • Simeon Stylites [b]
    • Saints T – V
      • Theodore [d]
      • Timothy [b]
      • Venerius of Tino (Tyro)
      • Veranus of Cavaillon
      • Vigor of Bayeux
      • Vindemialis
  • 4. The Norse and Germanic Dragon
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1. The Classical Dragon

  1. Typhon, Slain by Zeus
  2. Python, Slain by Apollo
  3. Baby Heracles and the Dragon-pair Sent by Hera
  4. The Hydra
  5. Ladon, the Dragon of the Hesperides
  6. Cerberus, the Hound of Hades
  7. The Chimaera, Slain by Bellerophon
  8. Medusa, Slain by Perseus
  9. Lamia, Slain by Eurybatus and Others
  10. The Dragon of Ares, Slain by Cadmus
  11. The Dragon of Nemea, Slain by the Seven against Thebes
  12. The Dragon of Colchis, Slain or Put to Sleep by Jason and Medea
  13. The Dragon-pair Sent against Laocoon and his Sons
  14. The Dragon of the River Bagrada, Slain by Regulus and his Army
  15. Some Unique Narratives in Later Greek Sources

 

  1. The Sea-monster of Troy, Slain by Heracles
  2. The Sea-Serpent of Ethiopia, Slain by Perseus
  3. Scylla, Slain by Heracles and Encountered by Odysseus

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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