The dragon is one of the most widespread mythological creatures - the winged serpent, which however represented combinations of elements of other animals, usually the head (often several heads) and the torso of the reptile (snake, lizard, crocodile) and bird wings or batlike; Sometimes the image also included the elements of a lion, a panther, a wolf, a dog, a fish, a goat, etc. The most frequent signs of a dragon, however, are the ability to fly and the serpentine form of the body, the same known signs as the presence of several heads, fire breathing and reasonableness Minority of dragons.

Dragons in Literature

In fantasy and fairy literature, especially in fantasy, dragons became permanent figures of heroic adventures and characters. The most significant role of the dragons is played in the series: Anne McCaffrey "Horsemen of Pern" Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman "The Saga of the Spear" Paolini, Christopher "The Legacy" Peter Dickinson "The Flight of the Dragons."

Russian-language literature: Yuri Nikitin "Kuyavia". Sergei Lukyanenko, Nick Perumov "No time for dragons." George Lockhard "Dictators" (cycle). Pavel Shumil "The Word of the Dragon"

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