1. The Classical Dragon
Cerberus (Heracles)
Apollonius
Aristophanes
Diodorus
Dionysius
Euripides
Eustathius
First Vatican Mythographer
Heraclitus
Hesiod
Hyginus
Lucian
Ovid
Pausanias
Philochorus
Pomponius Mela
Schol. Homer Iliad
Schol. Nicander Alexipharmaca
Seneca
Hercules Furens 49, 55-63
Hercules Furens 782-829
Virgil
Xenophon
Dragon of the Bagrada (Regulus and Army)
Silius Italicus
Valerius Maximus
Ladon (Heracles)
Apollodorus
Argonautica
Bibliotheca
Diodorus
Herodorus of Heraclea
Hyginus
Ovid
Pherecydes
Seneca
Virgil
Lamia (Eurybatus et al.)
Antoninus Liberalis
Dio Chrysostom
Diodorus
Duris of Samos
Heraclitus
Hesychius
Isidore of Seville
Philostratus
Schol. Aristophanes
Statius
Medusa (Perseus)
Athenaeus
Diodorus
Fulgentius
Heraclitus
Hesiod
Lucan
Ovid
Palaephatus
Pausanias
Pherecydes
Pindar
Tzetzes
Python (Apollo)
Ephorus
Euripides
Homeric Hymn to Apollo
Hyginus
Plutarch
Scylla (encountered by Odyssseus, slain by Heracles)
Dionysius of Samos
Homer
Ovid
Sea Monster of Ethiopia (Perseus)
Achilles Tatius
Apollodorus
Aristophanes
Conon
Euripides
Josephus
Lucian
Lycophron
Manilius
Ovid
Pausanias
Philostratus
Pliny
The Chimaera (Bellerophon)
Apollodorus
Diodorus
Euripides
Heraclitus
Homer
Pindar
Pliny
Schol. Homer Iliad
Strabo
Tzetzes
The Dragon of Ares (Cadmus)
Apollodorus
Euripides
Bacchae
Phoenissae
Nonnus
Ovid
Palaephatus
Philostratus
The Dragon of Colchis (Jason and Medea)
Apollonius
Argonautica 3
Argonautica 4
Euripides
Lycus
Orphic Argonautica
Pindar
Valerius Flaccus
The Dragon of Nemea (The Seven)
Bacchylides
Hyginus
Pausanias
Statius
The Dragon Pair (Baby Heracles)
Apollodorus
Pindar
Plautus
Theocritus
The Dragon Pair (Devours Laocoon and Sons)
Petronius
Quintus Smyrnaeus
Schol. Homer Iliad
Servius
Virgil
The Hydra
Apollodorus
Diodorus
Euripides
Heraclitus
Palaephatus
Pausanias
Photius
Schol. vet on Plato
Servius
Sophocles
The Sea Monster of Troy (Heracles)
Apollodorus
Homer
Lycophron
Palaephatus
Valerius Flaccus
Typhon
Apollodorus
Apollonius
Athenagoras
Clement of Alexandria
Damascius
Hesiod
Nonnus
Origen
Pausanias of Antioch
Pindar
Schol. vet. on Lycophron
Strabo
Unique Narratives from Later Greek Sources
Alexander Romance
Lucian
Pausanias
2. The Biblical Dragon
The Serpents of the Bible and Its Apocrypha
Acts
Genesis
Isiah
Jeremiah
Job
Luke
Mark
Psalms
Psalm 57:4-6
Psalm 88:10-11
Psalms 73:13-14, 103:25-6
Revelation
Septuagint: Bel and the Dragon
3. The Hagiographical Dragon
Saints A – B
Agilus of Resbach
Amand [b]
Amand of Mastricht
Ammon
Andrew [a]
Andrew [b]
Anonymous Monk (De Promissionibus)
Anonymous Saint (Jean Gobi)
Armel [b]
Beatus of Vendome
Benedict [b]
Brigid of Kildare
Saints C – D
Caesarius of Arles
Caluppan
Christina [b]
Clement of Metz [a]
Cosmas and Damian
Crescenti(a)nus
Deodatus [b]
Dominic
Domitianus [b]
Domitianus of Maastricht [a]
Donatus of Epirus[b]
Saints E – F
Eneco of Ona
Erasmus of Antioch
Eucherius [b]
Eucherius of Orleans [a]
Saints G – H
George [c]
Germanus [b]
Germanus of Auxerre [a]
Gildas of Rhuys [a]
Hilarus of Galatea
Hilary of Poitiers [a]
Hilary of Poitiers [b]
Honoratus [b]
Humiliana of Cerchi
Saints J – K
James, apostle [b]
Joannicius [b]
Joannicius of Bithynia [a]
John of Reomay
John the Baptist [b]
Julian of le Mans
Keyne
Saints L – M
Leo of Cava
Lifard/Liphardus of Meung-sur-Loire [a]
Mamilianus [b]
Marcellus of Paris
Margaret [d]
Margaret [e]
Martha [c]
Martin [b]
Matthew [b]
Matthew [c]
Monegundis
Myron [b]
Saints N – P
Paris of Teano
Patrick [b]
Patrick [c]
Pavacius of le Mans
Peregrinus
Philip [c]
Portianus
Saints R – S
Rofillus [b]
Rofillus of Forlimpopoli [a]
Senzius
Severinus
Silvester [e]
Simeon Stylites [b]
Saints T – V
Theodore [d]
Timothy [b]
Venerius of Tino (Tyro)
Veranus of Cavaillon
Vigor of Bayeux
Vindemialis
4. The Norse and Germanic Dragon
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