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A species of dragon most commonly found in East Asian mythology, known as lóng in Chinese and ryū in Japanese. They are characterized by a long serpentine body, a mustache (or flesh whiskers / barbels) and antlers. Eastern dragons often also have a avian style foot structure, and if they have scales they will tend to be fish-like rather than reptilian. Dragons of this type are additionally usually wingless yet still capable of flight.

With few exceptions, eastern dragons are traditionally benevolent and regarded as deities. In mythology, they are often personifications of elements (e.g. water, light) or geological forms & conditions (e.g. rain, mountains). Eastern dragons are additionally strongly associated with both luck and nobility. These associations tend to be visualized as extra digits on the feet(and/or wings) or additional sets of legs beyond the usual two pairs in older media.

While eastern dragons tend to be benevolent, there are rare examples of malevolent ones, the most famous being the Yamata-no-Orochi of Japanese myth.

Tags About Dragons

Not to be confused with

• demon - While they can have dragon-like qualities to them, demons are not necessarily dragons.
• Anthropomorphic snakes and lizards
• Other species with just antlers or long_ears/pointy_ears
• Lore based species classifications that use terms such as "dragon type" from franchises such as pokemon or digimon. Many such species do not resemble dragons at all.

Related:

• ambient_dragon
• flesh_whiskers
• lizard
• mane
• orb
• serpentine
• snake
• tail_tuft

See also:

• amphisbeana
• chimera
• deity
• draconcopode
• mythological_creature
• scalie

• Tag Group:Fictional Species