There are basically different types of dragons for different cultures. The Irish have some epic lookin' dragons, the Egyptians had some, all types of cultures usually have dragons different than other cultures. And Smaug is really just a wyvern, but a wyvern is a species in the family of dragons. The same for other types.
Best Movie/Book Dragons
Toothless
Saphira
SmaugI would love to hear your vote on which is the best!
smaug ( jk its toothless)
My fav Movie/Book dragon is Saphira. I LOOOOVED the Inheritance series and I absolutely adore Saphira and Eragon's partnership. They grow so much together and their friendship really develops such that they miss each other terribly when they're apart. It's so beautiful.
If my main character is half-human, half-dragon, would there be a special name for it like Dragonborn (I keep thinking Skyrim), or would it just be Half-Dragon?
By half human, do you mean an anthro where they are both at the same time/have dragon characteristics as a human? Or do you mean a human that can shift into a dragon/vise versa?
Because, in either situation, you can really just come up with a name – It's your character, after all! :)'
For example, my whole story revolves around dragons. There's a certain species that's below a God, but not a demigod or mortal. When you can't come up with a name in that kind of in-between situation, you can get creative! Since my in-between species is all about mastering one special ability for their immortal lives to the point of godhood over it, I picked out some roots for "specialist" and "power" to find a sick name like Dynalis!
Try it, it's fun! I suggest looking up some related terms in greek & Latin roots/the power thesaurus for some ideas :)
And if you don't wanna do that, I'm pretty sure half-dragon works just fine! If it's the "switching" situation, maybe Weredragon – if it's a mix, maybe Demidragon. It's really just up to what you feel like calling it imo~
Thank you for the advice! The Half-Dragon is literally a child between a human and a dragon (the egg can come from the human or the dragon), and part of my character's story is the fact that he has a few hindrances due to his parentage, like his magic being significantly weaker than his Dragon father. If he doesn't work at it, it will atrophy like a muscle. I'll try that naming with roots idea that you mentiones, that sounds really cool!
@TuneInForTragedy this is a lot wow late but there are a lot of reptilian-humans in Greek mythology. The most famous is Medusa (a gorgon), of course, but there's also the mythical first king of athens who was half-snake, and Lamias, half serpent women, and Echidna, half woman half snake. There's also many chinese myths that involve human/dragon or serpents mash-ups, but these are more about dragons or serpents with human faces or personalities. I don't know If you want natural creatures or the results of curses and such though, if it matters.
I thought echidnas were those cute little rodents where the males have four tips on their penis!
Wait, what?!
Half human half snake are Naga
in my story, a wyvern is considered a cousin to the dragon, but wiht an extra pair of arms and smaller.