Ngwhi—The original dragon of mythology Ngwhi, a serpent-like deity in various mythologies, inspired concepts like Valhalla and the Midgard Serpent, seen in this 16th-century painting.

From Asia to Europe, South America to Africa—and even the United States—stories about dragons pervade mythology. Some of these dragons are said to bring luck, while others feast on humans ...

The field, which is named the Jøtul hydrothermal field after a race of beings from Norse mythology known as the giants, or "jötnar," is around 3,300 feet (1,000 m) long and 650 feet (200 m ...

Certainly it wasn't a dragon, but it sure looked like some sort of sea serpent or sea monster, the type found in mythology. Actually, Lombard first thought the 6 1/2-foot sea creature was an eel ...