Here are some Japanese-specific dragon spirits as well:
-Yamata no Orochi: An 8 headed and 8 tailed dragon who was slain by the wind and sea god Susanoo after forcing a village to give up their daughters to the dragon every year for 7 years.
-Wani: a dragon who may look like a crocodile or shark
-Mizuchi: a river dragon and water deity who was fed human sacrifices to appease his anger at Emperor Nintoku for destroying the river Mizuchi lived in.
-Inari: the god of fertility and agriculure, sometimes appears as a dragon.
-Mucharinda- the Naga King who protected Buddha when he achieved Bohdi.
Kuzuryu: 9 headed dragon kind who likes to be offered steamed rice and red beans. He is associated with water.
Typhon was the half-humanoid, half-serpent child of Gaia and Tartaros, sent to attack Zeus by Gaia for imprisoning the Titans. He’s the father of all monsters.
You missed the Chinese / Japanese dragon lung :-) don't know much about him only he bore an egg that is the world . The Chinese lung had 3 toes on each foot and Japanese had 4 or vise versa
The Chinese Lung is just that, Chinese. Not Japanese. Lung is also not a spirit, it is a descriptive word.
Chinese Dragons have many toes, 5 for the Emperor, 4 for Royalty, and 3 for the Common Folk. Japanese dragons had 3 toes always, and would only gain toes the further they flew from their homeland.
-Tianlong: celestial dragon that guards heavenly palaces and pulls divine chariots, named for the constellation Draco.
-Shenlong: thunder god that controls the weather, appearance of a human head, dragon's body, and drum-like stomach.
-Fucanglong: underworld guardian of precious metals and jewels, associated with volcanoes.
-Dilong: controller of rivers and seas.
-Yinglong: winged dragon associated with rain and floods
-Jiaolong:hornless or scaled dragon, leader of all aquatic animals.
-Panlong: lake dragon who has not ascended to heaven.
-Huanglong: hornless dragon representing the Emperor.
-Feilong: winged dragon that rides on clouds and mist.
-Qinglong: animal associated with the East in the Chinese Four Symbols.
-Quilong: defined as both hornless and horned dragon
-Zhulong: giant red solar deity, with a human face and dragon's body, created day and night by opening and closing its eyes, and created seasonal winds by breathing.
-Chilong: a hornless dragon, or a mountain demon.
-Longwang: divine ruler of Four Seas.
-Longma: emerged from a river to reveal ba gua to Fu Xi.
-Hong: Two headed dragon, rainbow serpent.
-Shen: a shapeshifting dragon or sea monster believed to create mirages.
-Bashe: giant python dragon who ate elephants.
-Teng: a flying dragon without legs.
There are 5 colored Dragons who are "kings"
-Azure Dragon Spirits (Qinglong)-Compassionate
-Vermillion Dragon Spirits (Zhulong)- Bestow blessings onto lakes
-Yellow Dragon Spirits (Huanglong)- Favorably hear all petitions
-White Dragon Spirits (Bailong)- Virtuous and Pure
-Black Dragon Spirits (Xuanlong)- Dwell in the depths of mystic waters.
I find this really interesting. I've never read much about dragons. In Norse lore, there's often not a large seperation between the word "dragon" and the word "serpent", and certainly not many descriptions regarding either.
The main dragons from Norse lore are:
Fafnir: Who became a dragon due to greed over a cursed ring
Jormungand: Called the "Midgard Serpent" or "World Serpent", son of Loki.
Nidhoggr: The dragon who eats the dead at the bottom of Yggdrasil.
Throughout the lore other dragons do appear, but they are not as important as these three and thus are not described more fully. Much like Loki, they were representations of change.
There is a type of dragon that changes colors based on its mood. Does anyone know the species name for it? I have been researching and it's hard to find.
