{"id":1547,"date":"2020-12-11T20:07:11","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T19:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdensdragonsdens\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:45:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T16:45:05","slug":"the-classical-dragon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/the-classical-dragon\/","title":{"rendered":"1. The Classical Dragon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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  1. Typhon, Slain by Zeus\"\"<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Python, Slain by Apollo<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Baby Heracles and the Dragon-pair Sent by Hera<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. The Hydra<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Ladon, the Dragon of the Hesperides<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Cerberus, the Hound of Hades<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. The Chimaera, Slain by Bellerophon<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Medusa, Slain by Perseus<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Lamia, Slain by Eurybatus and Others<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. The Dragon of Ares, Slain by Cadmus<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  11. The Dragon of Nemea, Slain by the Seven against Thebes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  12. The Dragon of Colchis, Slain or Put to Sleep by Jason and Medea<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  13. The Dragon-pair Sent against Laocoon and his Sons<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  14. The Dragon of the River Bagrada, Slain by Regulus and his Army<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  15. Some Unique Narratives in Later Greek Sources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    1. The Sea-monster of Troy, Slain by Heracles<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. The Sea-Serpent of Ethiopia, Slain by Perseus<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Scylla, Slain by Heracles and Encountered by Odysseus<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-sidebar-boxed-feature-img.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n1. The Classical Dragon - Ogden\u2019s Dragons\u2019 Dens<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/ogdens-dragonsdens\/the-classical-dragon\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"1. 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