- Lambton Worm
- Le Succube's Dragon
- Lei Jen Zu
- Lernean Hydra (under Dragon Slayers: Hercules)
- Leviathan
- Lig-na-Baste
- Lord of the Dawn, the
- Footnotes
Origin: English History
History: Sneaky little John Lambton decieded to skip church one Sunday and took it upon himself to go fishing. While fishing, he caught a dreadful looking creature: long, thin, and dangerous, but small, only three feet long. It was also quite ugly and had dark black skin and the head of a dragon. With that, Lambton decided to throw it into an unused well.
However, the confrontation, no matter how short, with the creature change him. He found that he had done way too many wrong things in his life and ventured to the Holy Land. Unbeknownst to him, the creature grew in the well...it grew to a horrible size.
While he was away, the worm, now so huge it could rap itself around a hill over nine times, crawled out of its entrapment in the well. It began terrorizing the town, killing everything from livestock to towns folk. The worm was cut in half, but it simply revived itself by coiling back together. The towns people, knowing legends of such creature, gave about twenty gallons of milk the the worm and he drank it. With that, he sleepily returned to his place in the hills.
It was then that John returned home from the Holy Land and leaned about the terrible monster. He asked the local witch how he could kill the monster, and she instructed him to wear a suit of armor with spikes all around the surface and to confronted it near the river where he originally caught it. However, after John killed the worm he would have to kill the next living thing he saw. And, if he didn't, his family name would be cursed for nine generations.
John, knowing that he was the one to bring to the plague to the land, decided to at least attempt to kill the worm. So, he got the blacksmith to make his armor and then wore it down near the river. The worm came to kill John by wrapping around him, but John was covered with spikes, so the creature fell to pieces. After that, John cut the creature to many smaller pieces, and it finally died.
As John returned to the castle, he saw his father, the first living thing after killing the worm. He could not kill his own father, so, instead, he killed his favorite dog. It did not work, however, and all of his family died in horrible ways away from home for nine generations.
Symbolism: The Lambton worm is a symbol of both evil and wrong doings. The story itself tells of a man who made many mistakes and, after learning everything to prevent making another, makes yet another mistake.
Physical Description: The worm was huge after growing in the well. Its scales were dark and it had the head of a dragon. It is also said to be very fat, too, due to all the creatures it gobbled up.
Related Articles: Song of the Lambon Worm
Origin: France
History: Le Succube (Succubus) was a French spirit. She looked for male French adventurors so that she may drain them with her kisses. She rode on top of a dragon, who would take her where ever she pleased.
Symbolism: The French tie dragons with what they deemed "all forms of evil" in many ways. This dragon is a definate symbol of promiscuity. (The other dragons above contribute other attributes of evil.)
Physical Description: Many artists depict Le Succubus' dragon to be a huge, elongated wyvern with a long body and short arms.
Type/Species: Eastern Dragon
Origin: Chinese Mythology
History: Lei Jen Zu was the son of Lei, the Thunder Dragon. He was said to be born from an egg by a thunderclap from his father, although he was not born a dragon. The god of literature, Wen Wang, adopted him and cared for him.
As a hero, Lei Jen Zu had many adventures. One of them was the rescue of his adoptive father, who had been taken prisoner. The Thunder Dragon gave Lei Jen Zu two apricots, and he transformed into a dragon after he ate them. In his dragon form, he saved Wen Wang.
Symbolism: Lei Jen Zu can be a symbol of righteousness and heroism.
Physical Description: When he transformed, Lei Jen Zu became a huge green dragon, having wings and a boar's face. In addition, he had tusks, a pointed snout, and beautifully shining eyes.
Origin: Christian Legend/The Bible
History: Leviathan can be found in the Bible and is described as a creature whose power is far better than that of man. He is described as having eyes that shine as the rising sun, and his back was described as being made of a row of shields.
In addition to this, it is said that when Jehova created life he also created this creature. On Doomsday, God will kill this dragon and this will be the end of the world.
Symbolism: Many suggest that the Leviathan is a symbol of man's rebellious nature against God.
Physical Description: Though Leviathan is described as a Sea Serpent, it is often thought to be some type of dinosaur that was still around during the ages of the Bible. The creature is described like many of them, but it is noted that the Bible states plainly that "Out of his mouth go burning lamps, And sparks or fire leap out. Out of his nostrils goeth smoke," which means that the creature breathed fire.
Related Articles: The Story of the Leviathan
- History of Dragons
- Illiana the Golden Dragon (defunct)
- Giants, Monsters, & Dragons by Carel Rose
- The Bible
For more information about these footnotes, please see the bibliography.
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