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* In Welsh mythology, the god Dewi takes the form of a giant dragon: the western variety of course.
* [[Greek Mythology|Greek myth]] has Jason slaying a dragon who doesn't sleep to claim the [[MacGuffin|Golden Fleece.]]
* The [https://web.archive.org/web/20130524043127/http://www.monstropedia.org/index.php?title=Dragon_of_Brno Dragon of Brno]. A legend tells of a dragon that terrorized the countryside, until a butcher killed it by offering it an ox-skin sack filled with burnt lime. It's been stuffed and hung at the entrance of the town hall, where it can be seen until this day. {{spoiler|(It's a crocodile.)}}
* Armenian dragons, called vishaps, are numerous in Armenian mythology, from pagan times even through post-Christian times. Vishaps could control the weather and had poisonous blood, which would make any sword dipped in it fatal to the touch. They tended to live on mountains, most notably Mt. Ararat and Mt. Aragats. They're also known to shape-shift into humans in some myths. Vahagn, an Armenian god who was akin to the Armenian version of Hercules, was known as the "dragon reaper", and slayed dragons.
* Boitata from the Brazillian folklore could also qualify, a creature which protects the jungle. It's described as a gigantic snake-like with big, brilliant eyes and either breathes fire or is made entirely out of it. Another common traits associated with it are flight, power of transformation and intelligence.
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