A dragon is a creature that appears in several mythologies from around the world.

Specific dragon mythologies:

• European dragon
• Chinese dragon

Two terms directly derived from the mythological beast:

• Draco (constellation) ("dragon")
• Dragon (zodiac), a sign in the Chinese zodiac

Dragon may also refer to:

Non-mythological animals:

• Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis), a large lizard
• Bearded Dragon, a small lizard
• Dragonfly, an insect of the Order Odonata, Suborder Anisoptera

Plants:

• Dracaena (plant), sometimes known as Dragon trees
  • Dragon's blood, the tree's resin, once believed to be powerful in magic and alchemy
• Dragonfruit, the fruit of the pitaya (Hylocereus) cactus
• Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus), a small annual flowering plant
• Tarragon, sometimes known as dragon, (Artemisia dracunculus), a herb

Places:

• The Dragon School (sometimes just The Dragon), Oxford England –
• Smocza Jama ("dragon's den"), a cave in Kraków, Poland

Individuals:

• Vlad II Dracul, Vlad II the Dragon, father of Vlad III Dracula (Vlad Ţepeş or Vlad the Impaler)
• A Dragon, a current pupil at the Dragon School in Oxford
• Members of the draconic community describe themselves as dragons.

In sports:

• The St George Illawarra Dragons, a popular rugby league team in the NRL
• The San Francisco Dragons, a lacrosse team in the MLL

In technology:

• Dragon boat, a Chinese human-paddled boat
• Dragon 32/64, a 1980s home computer
• M47 Dragon, anti-tank weapon
• Dragon (rocket), a French rocket
• HMS Dragon, a warship in the British Royal Navy
• Dragon (keelboat), a class of racing sailboats
• Dragon Systems, a software company specializing in voice recognition software.
• SpaceX Dragon, a spacecraft

In mathematics:

• Dragon curve, a fractal.

In games:

• Mahjong Dragon tiles, red, green and white playing pieces representing Chinese dragons
• Dragon Variation, a chess opening
• Double Dragon, a video game series
• Dragon Quest, a video game series

In fiction:

• Dragons (Middle-earth)
• Dragon (Dungeons & Dragons)
  • Dragon (magazine), a magazine for Dungeons & Dragons players
• Dragon (Wheel of Time)
• Dragon, the source of power for the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers' Green Ranger
• //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Piece_minor_characters#Dragon, a powerful One Piece character

In entertainment:

• Dragon (band), a New Zealand rock band
• Dragon dance, a traditional dance in Chinese culture
• Dragon, an album by ukelele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro

See also

• Sea dragon

Drage | Drache | Dragon | דרקון | Draco | Draak | Draken | Smok (strona ujednoznaczniająca) | Дракон (значения) | Lohikäärme | Drake | 龙 (消歧义)