celestial dragon
Heavenly flying reptile
A celestial dragon is a divine or heavenly dragon in East Asian mythology, particularly Chinese tradition, where it guards the palaces of the gods and controls weather, seasons, and cosmic forces.
Unlike Western dragons, celestial dragons are benevolent symbols of power, wisdom, and good fortune.
The term also appears in fantasy games and fiction for dragon-like creatures associated with the sky or heavens: The celestial dragon descended through the clouds.
- serpentCunning, limbless reptile
- heavenlyDivinely pleasant or blissful
- divineOf or from gods
- emperorMale ruler of empire
- imperial throneSovereign's seat of power
Chinese · mythology · scales · clouds · cloud nine · pearl · thunder · water deity · wisdom · ancient · jade · sky · heavenly body · coiling · immortal · power · whiskers · golden
- Asian beaststiger, ox, rat, rabbit, horse
- celestial beingsangel, archangel, cherub, cherubim, seraph
- Chinese astronomyarmillary sphere, star charts, star maps, gnomon, lunar calendar
celestial dragongarden snake
Common harmless yard reptile
iguana · gecko · salamander · monitor lizard
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