Zmey – The Terrible Dragon of Slavic Mythology

Zmey is a dragon in Slavic folklore. Often portrayed with multiple heads, he is known for kidnapping princesses. His defeat usually requires cunning or heroic strength. He symbolizes the struggle between good and evil, being a central element in many tales of heroism and adventure in Slavic folklore.

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[samuellatu]

King ghidorah is supposed to be a reference to Yamata no Orochi but the design is based on the zmey

[majesticgothitelle]

I don't think Zmey/balaur is too bad when it the origin story of King Ghidorah. Plus the zmeu are anthropomorphic dragons that scalys, TTRPG and anime love so much.

[amyliddle]

Summoning three Blue - Eyes White Dragons - *Seto Kaiba* from across the ocean shouting " Blue - Eyes Ultimate Dragon"!!

[missbornlucky]

yeayy please keep doing Slavic, Celtic, Nordic, Egyptian, Yoruba, Hindu, Japanese, and Chinese mythology. and Native American too if you can

[barbiquearea]

So this is where the inspiration for House Targaryen's sigel came from.

[bakhanyisilezulu]

The are basically if King Ghidorah married and had kids with a female hydra.

I think King Ghidorah must have a pretty good family life if you ask me.

[ivanfriscic]

First don't Zmey is Zmaj and thay mey have two, three or seven head and four wings in Croatia and Slovenia Zmajcek is protector of Zagreb and Ljubljana hy from Ivan from Croatia ❤❤❤❤

[mamc]

Nothing bad happened in the movie “I Am Dragon”. 🐉

[JaKorsarz]

Zmey is not a dragon! It's more like a winged serpent! In Slavic mythology, Zmeys and Dragons are two different families, mortal enemies and opposites! Dragons are connected to the earth elemental and darkness, Zmey are connected to the air elemental and light. Zmey have an even number of heads, dragons have an odd number of heads. Dragons are heavily armored and massive, Zmeys are light and agile. Dragons have 1 or 2 pairs of small bat wings, Zmey have 3 to 5 pairs of feather wings!