Apocalyptic Beast / Dragon's Fall / St. Michael / Red Beast of the Apocalypse
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References in Literature: Revelations 12: 3-4, Revelations 12: 15-16
Sources: XDrac, Windseeker, Illiana, Pantheon, Dragon Cove, Book of Dragons and Other Mythical Beasts
Notes:
- Speaks like a dragon
- Has the number 666 on its head - the number of the devil.
- Number of horns varies, depending on the version you read.
- Spews water and may be a Hydra-like dragon.
- Described as part serpent and part salmon in Ireland
- People would worship it
- Relative of the Hydra of Lerna
- 7 Heads
- 10 Horns, each w/ a crown
- Defeated by St. Michael and his angels.
St. Michael and his angesl fought and ousted the dragon Satan and his minions from Heaven. The Devil now lives on earth.
Satan went after the mother of the man God took to heaven, and nearly overcame her, but eh earth opened and helped the woman escape.
Variations:- Getty Museum presents this summary:
"After the woman clothes with the sun gives birth to her child, understood by medieval commentators to represent Jesus, she is pursued by a great red dragon with seven heads and 10 horns. As the dragon leaps from the earth, the woman looks back over her shoulder, visibly frightened. Before the dragon reaches her, however, an angel gives her 2 eagle's wings so she can fly away to safety." In another version, there are 3 dragons.