dragon slayers

Legendary beast hunters

Dragon slayers are heroes who kill dragons—figures from myth and legend celebrated for defeating these fearsome creatures.

The term extends to anyone who conquers a seemingly invincible opponent or overcomes an enormous challenge: The startup positioned itself as a dragon slayer in the tech industry.

In fantasy games and fiction, dragon slayer often names a character class or enchanted weapon.

Related

Eragon · scales and claws · swordsmanship · slaying the beast · Hercules · Marduk · shield · heroism · European folklore · damsel in distress · steel · medieval knights · knight in armor · Cadmus · Jason · Arthurian legends · sword and shield · Perseus

Categories
Opposites
combatant role

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Mythical fire-breathing reptiles

dragon · the monster · serpents · wyrms · drakes

narrative function

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Mythical fire-breathing reptiles

villains · antagonists · monsters · menaces · terrorizers

relationship to dragons

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Rulers of great serpents

Daenerys Targaryen

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G