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A type of dragon seen in East Asian mythology, known as lóng in Chinese, ryū in Japanese, ryong in Korean, and sometimes called a noodle dragon.

They are characterized by a long serpentine body, a mustache (or flesh whiskers / barbels) and antlers. Eastern dragons tend to also have a more or less avian style foot structure, and if they have scales they will sometimes 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, a famous one 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, lizards, and western dragons
• 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:

• amphisbaena
• chimera
• deity
• draconcopode
• mythological_creature
• scalie

• Tag Group:Fictional Species