Dragons: Truth, Myth and Legend
Dragons: Truth, Myth and Legend

Author: David Passes

Publisher: Collins & Brown

Published: 2005-07-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781844584765

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In this sumptuous anthology, David Passes invites us inside the mythical and fantastical world of dragons. He has selected a magnificent mixture of heroic myths, stories and folktales from the storytelling traditions of India, Greece, England, Wales, Sweden and China. Marduck and Tiamat - Babylon Indra and Vritia - India Heracles and the Hydra - Greek Cadmus and the Golden Dragon- Greek Beowulf and the Fire Dragon - Scandanavia Saint George - England The Lambton Worm - County Durham The Gaoliang Bridge - China The Chinese Dragon's Pearl - China The Mordiford Wyvern- England

Dragons
Dragons

Author: David Passes

Publisher: New York : Artists and Writers Guild

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 41

ISBN-13: 9780307175007

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Presents various myths and legends about dragons and discusses dragon lore from around the world.

Dragons
Dragons

Author: David Passes

Publisher: Koala Books

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 41

ISBN-13: 9780864616258

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In this sumptuous anthology, David Passes invites us inside the mythical and fantastic world of dragons. He has selected a magnificent mixture of heroic myths, stories and folktales from the storytelling traditions of India, Greece, England, Wales, Sweden and China. With vivid and dramatic illustrations by renowned fantasy artist, Wayne Anderson, 'Dragons' will delight readers both young and old.

Dragons
Dragons

Author:

Publisher: New Leaf Publishing Group

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780890515587

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Explores the biblical and cultural history of dragons and argues that these fantastic beings are connected to the last living dinosaurs.

Dragonslayers
Dragonslayers

Author: Joseph A. McCullough

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2013-03-20

Total Pages: 81

ISBN-13: 1472801024

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With its fiery breath, scaly armour, and baleful, malevolent stare, the dragon became the ultimate symbol of evil and corruption in European folklore and mythology. Often serving as a stand-in for Satan, or the power of evil gods, dragons spread death and hopelessness throughout the land. Only heroes of uncommon valour, courageousness, and purity could hope to battle these monsters and emerge victorious. Those that did became legends. They became dragonslayers. The list of dragonslayers is small, but it is filled with great and legendary names. Hercules, Beowulf, Sigfried, and Saint George all battled to the death with dragons. Other heroes such as Cadmus, founder of the city of Thebes, Dieudonné de Gozon, the Knight of Rhodes, and the Russian warrior Dobrynya Nikitch might be less well known to western readers, but also fought and defeated dragons. This book retells the greatest legends of this select group of warriors, while examining the myth of the dragonslayer in a historical, mythological, and even theological context.

Dragons
Dragons

Author: Doug Niles

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-08-18

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 1440562164

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A fantastic collection of draconic tradition! Since the Bronze Age, people have been fascinated, enchanted, and even frightened by tales of mystical dragons. With this book, you will unravel the history and mystery behind these serpentine beasts with folklore, mythology, and poetry from every tradition in the world. From the Slavic Zmey Gorynych, bearing its three fire-breathing heads, to J.R.R. Tolkien's Smaug, who laid entire towns to waste, the thrilling stories surrounding these fierce monsters are sure to captivate anyone who has ever dreamed of running into one during his or her travels. Whether you're interested in exploring the history and culture or just want to learn more about your favorite types of dragons, the legendary tales in this book will transport you to a time when these mythical creatures ruled the land, sea, and sky. Complete with hundreds of imaginative illustrations, Dragons reveals the magnificent beauty of these mesmerizing creatures as well as their terrifying power over civilizations.

Written In Red
Written In Red

Author: Anne Bishop

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013-03-05

Total Pages: 445

ISBN-13: 1101615052

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Enter the world of the Others in the first novel in New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop’s thrilling fantasy series: a place where unearthly entities—vampires and shape-shifters among them—rule the Earth and prey on the human race. As a cassandra sangue, or blood prophet, Meg Corbyn can see the future when her skin is cut—a gift that feels more like a curse. Meg’s Controller keeps her enslaved so he can have full access to her visions. But when she escapes, the only safe place Meg can hide is at the Lakeside Courtyard—a business district operated by the Others. Shape-shifter Simon Wolfgard is reluctant to hire the stranger who inquires about the Human Liaison job. First, he senses she’s keeping a secret, and second, she doesn’t smell like human prey. Yet a stronger instinct propels him to give Meg the job. And when he learns the truth about Meg and that she’s wanted by the government, he’ll have to decide if she’s worth the fight between humans and the Others that will surely follow.

Dragons
Dragons

Author: Gerrie McCall

Publisher: Amber Books Ltd

Published: 2012-12-14

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13: 1908696842

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For centuries, folk tales about dragons have fascinated children and adults alike. Dragons collects 20 of these mythical beasts from Chinese, Japanese, Babylonian, Mediterranean and Nordic mythology as well as examples from more recent fantasy literature, such as J.R.R. Tolkien’s dragon Smaug in The Hobbit.

The Dragon in the West
The Dragon in the West

Author: Daniel Ogden

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 478

ISBN-13: 0192565877

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An exploration of how the image and idea of the dragon has evolved through history How did the dragon get its wings? Everyone in the modern West has a clear idea of what a dragon looks like and of the sorts of stories it inhabits, not least devotees of the fantasies of J. R. R. Tolkien, J. K. Rowling, and George R. R. Martin. A cross between a snake and some fearsome mammal, often sporting colossal wings, they live in caves, lie on treasure, maraud, and breathe fire. They are extraordinarily powerful, but even so, ultimately defeated in their battles with humans. What is the origin of this creature? The Dragon in the West is the first serious and substantial account in any language of the evolution of the modern dragon from its ancient forebears. Daniel Ogden's detailed exploration begins with the drakōn of Greek myth and the draco of the dragon-loving Romans, and a look at the ancient world's female dragons. It brings the story forwards though Christian writings, medieval illustrated manuscripts, and the lives of dragon-duelling saints, before concluding with a study of dragons found in the medieval Germanic world, including those of the Anglo-Saxon Beowulf and the Norse sagas.

Dragons Are Real
Dragons Are Real

Author: Valarie Budayr

Publisher:

Published: 2016-05-05

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781936426201

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What if I told you that all of the fairy tales, myths and legends that have been told about dragons over the years are WRONG? What if I told you that Dragons are indeed REAL and that they are different than you've ever imagined?Did you know that Dragons are the master of disguises? Did you know that they love sugar and sweets (at unacceptable levels) and will do anything for treats? Award winning author Valarie Budayr brings us this fairly true story based on her childhood friendship with a REAL live Dragon.