Dragons in Greek mythology
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Dragons play a significant role in Greek mythology. Though the Greek drakōn often differs from the modern Western conception of a dragon, it is both the etymological origin of the modern term and by e
Depiction of the Ismenian dragon from a red-figured calix-krater found in Sant'Agata de' Goti (Campania), ca. 350–340 BC
Zeus aiming his thunderbolt at a winged and snake-footed Typhon. Chalcidian black-figured hydria (c. 540–530 BC), Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Inv. 596).
Mosaic of the third century BC from Kaulon (Magna Graecia, southern Italy)
The Dragon protecting the fleece swallows Jason as Athena comes to the rescue. Attic red-figure kylix, c. 480-470 BC
Dragon's teeth (mythology)
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In Greek myth, dragon's teeth feature prominently in the legends of the Phoenician prince Cadmus and in Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece. In each case, the dragons are present. Their teeth, once pl
Dragons in Greek mythology
…hero Cadmus, who defeated it using either his sword or a rock. On Athena's instruction, the hero planted the teeth of the dragon, from which arose the Spartoi, a group of armed men. According to Apollodorus, the sun god Helios had a chariot, drawn by "winged dragons", which he gave to his granddaughter Medea…
Cadmus Sowing the Dragon's Teeth, by Maxfield Parrish, 1908
Cadmus sowing dragon's teeth; workshop of Peter Paul Rubens, 17th century
Cadmus Sows the Dragon's Teeth Which Turn into Armed Men, by Hendrik Goltzius, 1615
Jason and the Golden Fleece 11: Jason ploughing the earth and sowing the dragon's teeth Thiry, Leonard (ca. 1500–ca. 1550)