Daniel / Bel and the Dragon / Nebuchadnezzar's Dragon
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Time Period: Unknown
References in Literature: None
Sources: Ancient Deities, p143, Circle of the Dragon, Giants, Monsters, and Dragons pg 44, "Bel and the Dragon"
Notes:
- Object of Babylonian worship
- Daniel kills the god-worshipped reptile in the 2nd half of the Chapter 14, Book of Daniel. Might have been allegorical.
- It's name may be Sirrush / Mushussu
Daniel refused to worship King Nebuchadnezzar's Dragon and destroyed it instead.
Destroyed a dragon with the wind in approximately the same manner as Marduk destroyed Tiamat.
Notes:- Might symbolized God's victory over idolatry, or possibly the dying Babylonian empire
- Serpent with forked tongue.