Itsteeth flashed with lightning, and its eyes werelikepearls.Aflame of fire andagreat deal of smokeissued from its nostrils.Its tongue was likeasword.Snakes coiled around its neck. The corners of its eyes werelikesilver. It stoodinthe middleof the gaol roaring and hissing.It ranaround Marina...
He travelled to Amymone, where the Hydra's cave was near. After finding the hydra he forced it to come out by shooting burning arrows at the enterance. When the creature emerged, Heracles grabbed it and held on. The hydra coiled around Heracles' feet and tried to smother him with the...
[9] Often depicted as coiled or undulating in motifs in Aztec artwork. [7] Back to the Top Connection to Aztec Deities The connection of the Xiuhcoatls to other deities earned them several titles, including Lightning Serpents, Fire Serpents, and Turquoise Serpents. Huitzilopochtli ('left-...
: "Medea assisting the Argonauts, slew with poisons the Drakon (Dragon) which, according to the myths, never slept as it lay coiled about the fleece in the precinct, and made her way with Jason down to the sea."Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 4. 47. 3 : "[A rationalisation ...
Furthermore, a number ofsmall, bird-like dinosaurs called "mei long", meaning "sleeping dragon" have been discovered in China.These dinosaurs have been found in a coiled form, with its tail circling around its entire body. Nile crocodiles -These crocodiles currently live in sub-Saharan Africa...
When he pressed me into the sheets my muscles coiled against the coming finality of our union, and I told myself: calm. There was delight to be found in the dictates and practices of desire. Set aside fear; it could not be so terrible. And it was not. There were moments when his ...