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In the Maori tales, dragon / serpents were often compared with whales. Although these are more like large and angry reptiles and snakes, they were often called "dragons" when discovered
Illiana, the Golden Dragon has the following tales and dragons on her site.
- Eingana / Mother Eingana / World-Creator / Birth Mother / Maker of All Water, similar to the Midgard Serpent in Norse mythology
- Galeru, a female rainbow serpent
- Jullunggul / Kungpipi / Kalwadi / Mumuna, the eternally pregnant dragon that changes gender
- Kalseru, fertility and rain
- Kuniya, similar to the Nagas
- Liru, or "poisonous snake warriors"
- Rainbow Serpent, a classification of horned dragons
- Wollunqua / Warramunga, a giant snake and creator-god
- Yurlunger / Great Father, a colorful god of fertility and manhood