Mythology is rife with tails of gigantic beasts, and legendary dragons that our favourite heroes
have been forced to defeat.
But what makes these creatures interesting is that they have become a symbolic fixture
for a myriad of regions across the world.
Of course some dragons have influenced others, and still they have played major parts as
gods and demons.
So, today on Top 5 Scary Videos, I’m going to be counting down our list of the Top 5
Scariest Dragons In Mythology, before we begin, be sure to stick around until the end of the
video where I’ll be responding to some of your comments.
Lets jump in.
5 Vritra - India Vritra was first mentioned in the ancient
Aryan Vedic texts as the main adversary of the Indra, aka the king of Devas or demi-gods.
Vritra was an Asura, which is a spirit that seeks power and dominance, who was represented
as mythical dragon-like entity.Vritra, also known as Ahi, which translates to Snake, personified
through droughts that imprisoned numerous rivers and water bodies.
However, Indra, who we mentioned before, was the god of thunderstorms and rain, and ended
the epic battle between King and serpent by successfully destroying 99 fortresses of the
beast, and slew the dragon himself by breaking his jaw into two -- with his power being generated
from an enchanted drink called “Soma”.
Following the battle, rivers were allowed to flow free once again.
4 Kur - Sumeria Kur is often considered to be the first dragon
and is described as residing in the void above the earth’s layer and below the primal sea.
This beast is often related to the Sumerian concept of the underworld, and among its horrid
exploits, kidnapped the goddess Ereshkigal by taking her into his netherworld realm.
Enki was then given the task to rescue the goddess, and successfully defeated the dragon
-- which is depicted in the Epic of Gilgamesh.
I quote, “After An had carried of heaven, after Enlil had carried off earth, After Ereshikgal
had been carried off into Kur as its prize; After he had set sail, after he had set sail,
After the father of Kur had set sail, Against the King the small ones it hurled, Against
Enki, the large ones it hurled; Its small ones, stones of the hand, Its large ones,
stones of reeds, The keel of the boat of Enki, In battle like the attacking storm, overwhelm;
Against the king, the water at the head of the boat, Like a wolf devours, Against Enki,
the water at the rear of the boat, Like a lion strikes down.”
3 Python - Greece The python hailed from slin Delphi, and is
often depicted as the earth dragon, while other sources claim the entity to be a female
offspring of Gaia, the Earth goddess.
The python was described as being so large that her gargantuan coils stretched around
the entire site of the Delphi oracle, in order to protect her mother.
Not only that, but the python was also counted as one of the pets of Hera, who of course
was the wife of Zeus, and thus gave her the privilege to cause harm and destruction to
the surrounding lands without punishment.
However, her destruction finally came to an end when the Olympian deity Apollo slayed
the mythical dragon with his bow and arrow.
2 Fafnir - Scandinavia Fafnir is perhaps the most famous dragon on
entire list, but not our number one, and you’ll see why very soon.
Fafnir according to many stories, began its life as a mere dwarf.
He was the son of the Dwarf King Kreidmar, and was responsible for killing his own father
to obtain wealth and treasure that was stolen from the aesir gods.
However, after he took the treasure out of sheer greed, he was cursed by Andvari’s
ring and gold which was among the loot, a trick play by Loki -- thus transforming him
into a mythical dragon with armored scales that couldn’t be penetrated by regular weapons.
However, Sigurd was eventually the hero to slay the beast with his broken-sword, Gram,
by finding the dragons weak point along the soft underbelly of the beast.
Sounds a lot like Smaug in my opinion.
Just saying.
1 Stoor Worm - Scotland Also known as Master Stoor Worm, this dragon
is an evil monster from Orcadian mythology, which are myths pertaining to the Orkney Islands,
north of Scotland.
Stoor Worm is portrayed as having the capacity to cause pestilence and contamination among
both plants and animals, and is known to be a glutton, randomly picking seven victims
from nearby settlements for his weekly meal.
However, don’t fret, in a surprising turn of events a young boy named Assipattle killed
this mythological beast by going inside its belly with a boat and burning the creature’s
liver.
More frightening still, the scope of the dragon goes beyond its tale, as some believe that
monster was an Orkney version of the famous Jormungandr from Nore mythology, aka, the
world serpent who is predicted to be killed by Thor during Ragnarok.
Well, there we have it!
Do you guys agree with our list?
Were there any dragons that we missed?
Leave us all your thoughts and feelings in the comments down below and perhaps we can
do a part 2.
Before I go though, I just want to respond to a few comments from some of our last videos.
Peter Quill said “Why do you say your words funny?”
-- I don’t know, why do YOU say your words funny, Quill, and why did you punch Thanos
instead of letting the Avengers pull the Infinity Gauntlet off his hand.
Tell me that.
Huh!
Fx Rodriguez said “Maybe my crush on Lucy is getting out of hand, but hearing about
the end of the world by the modern day Wednesday Addams makes me feel ok with it.”
-- That’s the sweetest compliment I’ve ever received, thank you!
Kronos The King said “Why is saying Lucy is evil such a meme on this channel as far
as I can tell she seems pretty nice.”
-- Aww, Kronos, you must be new here.
Chrissory said “Lucy.
If you see this, Jack will take his revenge on you.”
-- Jack wouldn’t dare.
Vikings TV said “Lucy invents time travel.
Leaves this timelines.
The world would end.
Well, at least my world.”
-- “Smiles”
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