51 events with tag "dragon"
1400 BC
ID: 4168
Cadmus slays the dragon of Ares - sows its teeth which spring up as warriors, founds Thebes (Greek chronicles)
ID: 4168
750 BC
ID: 4167
Apollo slays Python at Delphi - massive serpent guarding the oracle, Apollo establishes temple after victory (Greek histories)
ID: 4167
600 BC
ID: 4209
Sirrush dragon depicted on Ishtar Gate - scaly dragon-like creature with snake head, lion body, bird feet carved in relief
ID: 4209
550 BC
ID: 4166
Daniel destroys the dragon of Babylon - feeds it cakes of pitch, fat and hair causing it to burst, proving it was not a god (Book of Daniel)
ID: 4166
48
ID: 4176
St. Martha tames the Tarasque - dragon terrorizing Tarascon subdued with holy water and prayer (Provençal chronicles)
ID: 4176
77
ID: 4197
Pliny records Ethiopian dragons - describes 20-cubit dragons that attack elephants, strangle them with coils (Natural History)
ID: 4197
275
ID: 4174
St. George slays dragon at Silene, Libya - saves princess from dragon living in lake, city converts to Christianity (Golden Legend)
ID: 4174
303
ID: 4179
St. Crescentinus expels dragon from Rome - drives dragon from city into Tiber during Diocletian persecution (Roman martyrology)
ID: 4179
304
ID: 4155
St. Margaret of Antioch martyred - swallowed by dragon which burst open, beheaded after converting thousands
ID: 4155
306
ID: 4173
St. Theodore slays dragon at Euchaita - Roman soldier kills dragon terrorizing city before his martyrdom (Byzantine chronicles)
ID: 4173
365
ID: 4181
St. Hilary banishes serpent Galena - enormous serpent terrorizing Poitiers driven away with bishop's staff (Fortunatus)
ID: 4181
380
ID: 4180
St. Donatus kills dragon with spit - dragon poisoning wells near Venice dies when saint spits in its mouth (Venetian chronicles)
ID: 4180
435
ID: 4175
St. Marcellus drives dragon from Paris - bishop uses his staff to lead serpent from tomb to Seine River (Gregory of Tours)
ID: 4175
448
ID: 4183
St. Germanus encounters British dragon - bishop confronts dragon while visiting Britain, prophesies about St. Genevieve (Constantius)
ID: 4183
450
ID: 4171
Sigurd slays dragon Fafnir - bathes in blood for invulnerability, understands bird speech (Germanic chronicles)
ID: 4171
450
ID: 4172
Dragons fight beneath Dinas Emrys - red dragon (Welsh) battles white dragon (Saxon) in underground lake, Merlin explains prophecy (Historia Brittonum)
ID: 4172
516
ID: 4169
Beowulf dies fighting dragon - aged king battles fire-drake guarding treasure hoard, both die (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle tradition)
ID: 4169
520
ID: 4170
King Arthur sees dragon in sky - fiery dragon appears as comet, Merlin interprets as prophecy of Arthur's greatness (Geoffrey of Monmouth)
ID: 4170
550
ID: 4178
St. Leonard defeats forest dragon - hermit saint confronts dragon in Limousin forest (French hagiographies)
ID: 4178
552
ID: 4177
St. Armel leads dragon from Brittany - uses his stole to lead dragon from monastery to cliff, commands it to jump (Breton chronicles)
ID: 4177
560
ID: 4182
St. Samson of Dol slays dragon - Welsh bishop kills dragon in Cornwall cave while traveling to Brittany (Celtic hagiographies)
ID: 4182
589
ID: 4206
Dragon washed up after Tiber flood - enormous dragon corpse found after flood, followed by plague, Gregory the Great leads processions
ID: 4206
700
ID: 4211
Susanoo slays eight-headed dragon - Japanese chronicles record storm god killing Yamata-no-Orochi to save princess
ID: 4211
750
ID: 4188
Wawel Dragon slain by Krak - dragon under Wawel Hill killed with sheep stuffed with sulfur (Polish chronicles)
ID: 4188
850
ID: 4213
Ragnar Lodbrok kills lindworm - Viking hero kills giant serpent to win Thora, wears shaggy breeches for protection (Saga accounts)
ID: 4213
1000
ID: 4207
Tugarin the Dragon defeated at Kiev - flying dragon Tugarin Zmeyevich killed by hero Alyosha Popovich (Rus' chronicles)
ID: 4207
1000
ID: 4210
Dragons create Halong Bay - Vietnamese chronicle records dragons descending to protect Vietnam from invaders, create bay with tails
ID: 4210
1063
ID: 4184
Sockburn Worm slain by John Conyers - knight kills dragon terrorizing Durham, granted lands by Prince-Bishop (Durham chronicles)
ID: 4184
1162
ID: 4195
Dragon falls from sky in China - black dragon falls during thunderstorm in Henan province, official measurement recorded (Song Dynasty records)
ID: 4195
1200
ID: 4189
Bruncvik slays dragon to save lion - Czech prince kills dragon, gains loyal lion companion and magic sword (Bohemian chronicles)
ID: 4189
1332
ID: 4204
Dragon of Rhodes slain by Dieudonné de Gozon - Knight Hospitaller kills dragon, becomes Grand Master (Order chronicles)
ID: 4204
1345
ID: 4212
Lagarfljót Worm first recorded - Icelandic chronicles describe giant worm in Lagarfljót lake, multiple sightings over centuries
ID: 4212
1347
ID: 4202
Dragon-shaped comet over Constantinople - Byzantine chronicles record dragon comet before Black Death arrives
ID: 4202
1392
ID: 4214
Imugi dragon supports new dynasty - Korean chronicle records dragon omen supporting founding of Joseon Dynasty
ID: 4214
1395
ID: 4203
Visconti adopt Biscione dragon - Milan rulers adopt serpent swallowing man as heraldic device after dragon encounter
ID: 4203
1405
ID: 4186
Mordiford Dragon slain - green wyvern raised by child, grows dangerous, killed by condemned criminal (Herefordshire chronicles)
ID: 4186
1420
ID: 4187
Lambton Worm defeated - John Lambton kills dragon after returning from Crusades, family cursed for nine generations (Durham records)
ID: 4187
1421
ID: 4190
Dragon of Mount Pilatus seen - cooper encounters dragon on Mount Pilatus, survives by staying still (Swiss chronicles)
ID: 4190
1519
ID: 4205
Worms Chronicle records dragon - city records describe dragon seen near Rhine, multiple witness testimonies
ID: 4205
1558
ID: 4198
Conrad Gesner catalogs Alpine dragons - Swiss naturalist describes various dragon species in the Alps with witness accounts (Historia Animalium)
ID: 4198
1572
ID: 4200
Ulisse Aldrovandi documents dragon killing - Bologna naturalist records dragon killed near Bologna, keeps specimen in museum
ID: 4200
1573
ID: 4185
Dragon of Wantley killed - More of More Hall kills dragon in spiked armor, attacks through well (Yorkshire records)
ID: 4185
1608
ID: 4201
Edward Topsell publishes dragon accounts - 'Historie of Serpents' includes detailed dragon descriptions with woodcut illustrations
ID: 4201
1614
ID: 4194
St. Leonard's Forest Dragon - 9-foot serpent with black scales kills men and cattle, pamphlet 'True and Wonderful' published
ID: 4194
1660
ID: 4208
Two-legged dragon seen near Zurich - multiple witnesses describe dragon with two legs and wings (Zurich city chronicles)
ID: 4208
1665
ID: 4199
Athanasius Kircher explains dragons scientifically - Jesuit scholar argues dragons live in underground caves, emerge through volcanoes (Mundus Subterraneus)
ID: 4199
1668
ID: 4191
Henham Dragon sighted in Essex - 9-foot winged serpent seen by multiple witnesses near Henham, pamphlet published (English broadsheets)
ID: 4191
1698
ID: 4192
Dragon emerges from Lough Foyle - soldiers fire muskets at dragon coming ashore, creature returns to water (Irish military records)
ID: 4192
1702
ID: 4193
Flying serpents seen over Pembrokeshire - multiple witnesses report winged serpents in daylight (Welsh newspaper accounts)
ID: 4193
1833
ID: 4215
Dragon sighted in Madagascar - French naturalist Sganzin reports dragon-like creature in forest, local name 'Reatolitre'
ID: 4215
1899
ID: 4196
Dragon bones discovered as oracle bones - Chinese pharmacists selling 'dragon bones' revealed as Shang Dynasty oracle bones with ancient script
ID: 4196