dragon

Summary

dragon is a mythical animal^[1]. dragon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• dragon's instance of is recorded as mythical animal^[3].
• dragon is a type of mythical creature^[4].
• dragon is a type of mythical animal^[5].
• dragon's Commons category is recorded as Dragons^[6].
• dragon's Unicode character is recorded as 🐉^[7].
• dragon's Unicode character is recorded as 🐲^[8].
• dragon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dragons^[9].
• dragon's Commons gallery is recorded as Dragon^[10].
• dragon's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Q42902135^[11].
• dragon's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[12].
• dragon's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[13].
• dragon's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• dragon's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language^[15].
• dragon's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• dragon's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• dragon's described by source is recorded as Infernal Dictionary, 6th ed.^[18].
• dragon's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[19].
• dragon's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[20].
• dragon's described by source is recorded as Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste^[21].
• dragon's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[22].
• dragon's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[23].
• dragon's topic has template is recorded as Template:Dragons^[24].
• dragon's has characteristic is recorded as fire breathing^[25].
• dragon's different from is recorded as fictional dragon^[26].
• dragon's different from is recorded as Dragon^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

dragon's instance of is recorded as mythical animal^[3].

Cultural Significance

Things named for dragon include Dragon Bridge^[28], an arch bridge^[29], in Slovenia^[30]; dragon carpet^[31], a rug style^[32], founded in 1700^[33]; Lishulong^[34], a fossil taxon^[35]; Dragora GNU/Linux-libre^[36], a Linux distribution^[37], founded in 2009^[38]; HSwMS Draken^[39], an attack submarine^[40]; Dungeons & Dragons^[41], a tabletop role-playing game^[42], written by Gary Gygax^[43]; dragon curve^[44]; and greater weever^[45], a taxon^[46].

Why It Matters

dragon has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] dragon is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for dragon include Dragon Bridge^[28], an arch bridge^[29], in Slovenia^[30]; dragon carpet^[31], a rug style^[32], founded in 1700^[33]; Lishulong^[34], a fossil taxon^[35]; Dragora GNU/Linux-libre^[36], a Linux distribution^[37], founded in 2009^[38]; HSwMS Draken^[39], an attack submarine^[40]; and Dungeons & Dragons^[41], a tabletop role-playing game^[42], written by Gary Gygax^[43].