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248:: after the kingdoms of Sodom and Komor fall, the kingdom of "Arabia" is menaced by a sea-monster that demanded a sacrifice of a human victim every day. The queenly stepmother sent the Princess Elizabeth, the Fair, as the sacrifice. Yegóry, the Brave rescues Elizabeth and uses her sash to bind the beast. To mark her deliverance, he demands the building of three churches.
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Starlight, the bumbling knight who believes in fairy tales, sets off to rescue the princess from the dragon king. However, it turns out that the princess and the dragon king are in love with each other and are engaged to marriage; as the dragon himself is actually a good
255:, a kingdom suffers from drought due to two "serpent-gods" blocking the streams of water at the source. Both dragons also demand the sacrifices of citizens from the kingdom, men and women, to appease them, until prince Schalu and his faithful companion Saran decide to put an end to their existence.
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in one of her own gowns, then goes to the dragon's cave where she offers herself as a sacrifice. The unwitting dragon swallows the dummy whole, and the pitch and tar explode inside the dragon's stomach, killing him. Afterwards, the princess observes, "Dragons are not very smart."
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of the ancient ritual of a maiden sacrifice to a river to ensure good crops. Propp speculated that, in regards to this practice, the hero would be seem as a "profaner" of the ritual, but, as time passed, the maiden sacrifice was discarded and the hero was elevated.
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arrives. He faces and defeats the dragon and saves the princess; some versions claim that the dragon is not killed in the fight, but pacified once George ties the princess' sash around its neck. The grateful citizens then abandon their ancestral
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1968:St. George Kills the Dragon
1840:Saint George and the Dragon
1552:Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp
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1248:The Princess and the Pirate
857:The Flower Queen's Daughter
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2507:By ethics and morality
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1803:Charles Napier Kennedy
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1675:Perseus and Andromeda
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696:Folk and fairy tales
534:Dealing with Dragons
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2383:The Pleasant Nights
2285:Francis James Child
2171:. pp. 228–230.
2169:G. P. Putnam's Sons
2165:Europa's Fairy Book
1464:The Legend of Zelda
1388:The National Anthem
1304:Conan the Destroyer
1144:Snow-White-Fire-Red
924:Conan the Barbarian
852:Beauty of the Earth
728:, collected by the
436:with three kisses.
424:, where the dragon
299:Europa's Fairy Book
43:Princess and dragon
3582:Identity formation
3372:American mappillai
3284:Damsel in distress
3066:Magical girlfriend
2971:(wealthy old men,
1972:Edward Burne-Jones
1953:Edward Burne-Jones
1638:Sonic the Hedgehog
1443:series (1985–2021)
1203:The Castle of Llyr
1192:Ruslan and Ludmila
1139:Soria Moria Castle
1003:Dunces and Dragons
948:The Legend of Pipi
891:Dragon-in-Distress
800:Georgic and Merlin
603:, Russian scholar
587:Wander Over Yonder
472:
462:poster from 1919:
458:Russian civil war
364:Tristan and Iseult
348:
321:Georgic and Merlin
303:
183:
86:damsel in distress
59:chivalric romances
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3723:Fictional dragons
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3552:Adolescent clique
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3010:By sex and gender
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2563:Mythological king
2368:Propp, Vladimir.
1877:Jacopo Tintoretto
1746:Peter Paul Rubens
1662:Slay the Princess
1440:Ghosts 'n Goblins
1320:Castle in the Sky
1230:Diana Wynne Jones
1225:Castle in the Air
1197:Alexander Pushkin
848:Albanian folklore
827:Ileana Cosânzeana
810:Cesarino di Berni
720:Italian Folktales
702:Dobrynya Nikitich
682:Nikita the Tanner
673:Þóra Borgarhjǫrtr
629:The Swan Princess
408:The Faerie Queene
392:by Ruggiero, and
360:Dobrynya Nikitich
352:medieval romances
212:which provides a
3745:
3598:Little green men
3587:Imaginary friend
3538:
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3256:Mammy stereotype
3210:Yamato nadeshiko
3026:
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2881:Bug-eyed monster
2845:Social Darwinist
2794:
2770:Good cop/bad cop
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1757:
1748:, circa 1620-21.
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1164:The Crystal Ball
976:Bonnie and Neddy
875:Ludovico Ariosto
846:, a creature in
726:The Two Brothers
514:Honeychile Rider
380:Ludovico Ariosto
376:Mark of Cornwall
315:The Two Brothers
187:Yamata no Orochi
175:Yamata no Orochi
153:Queen Cassiopeia
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1039:Virtual Hydlide
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983:Blazing Dragons
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899:by E. G. Cramer
886:Terry Pratchett
881:Guards! Guards!
870:Orlando Furioso
865:
822:Ileana Simziana
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595:Interpretations
477:Sleeping Beauty
452:
450:Modern versions
385:Orlando Furioso
340:Orlando Furioso
251:In a tale from
237:and convert to
218:human sacrifice
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3484:Seme and uke
3466:Mountain man
3456:Noble savage
3351:Wise old man
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3172:Magical girl
3144:Femme fatale
3121:Loathly lady
3076:Monster girl
2921:Nazi zombies
2896:Monster girl
2863:Supervillain
2825:Double agent
2798:Antivillains
2752:Space pirate
2685:Tricky slave
2632:Space marine
2596:Byronic hero
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3688:ATU 300-399
3608:Mole people
3451:Feral child
3333:Scaramouche
3205:Valley girl
3167:Jungle girl
3139:Dragon Lady
3116:La Ruffiana
3061:Loosu ponnu
2983:Il Capitano
2606:Tragic hero
2558:Legacy hero
2533:Action hero
1915:Franz Pforr
1654:HarmoKnight
1590:Battletoads
1560:Marvel Land
1432:Super Mario
1409:Video games
1149:Shortshanks
1010:Video games
688:who fights
567:straw dummy
496:Ian Fleming
482:Walt Disney
468:Red Russian
291:John Batten
137:Greek myths
55:fairy tales
3682:Categories
3643:Town drunk
3592:Innamorati
3292:Final girl
3274:Gamer girl
2977:Il Dottore
2949:Folk devil
2891:Killer toy
2886:Evil clown
2806:False hero
2747:Air pirate
2709:Pulcinella
2354:October 5,
2016:References
1576:Snow Bros.
1376:Television
1185:Literature
964:Television
863:Literature
831:Făt-Frumos
684:, Russian
616:Diversions
601:wondertale
523:In modern
510:James Bond
489:Maleficent
460:propaganda
421:Kemp Owyne
311:fairy tale
214:city-state
179:Yoshitoshi
139:, such as
97:false hero
3653:Truck-kun
3557:Barbarian
3491:Otokonoko
3444:Primitive
3320:Harlequin
3311:Masculine
3266:Geek girl
3251:Columbina
3187:Queen bee
2973:Pantalone
2944:Archenemy
2853:Dark lord
2835:Terrorist
2830:Evil twin
2701:Brighella
2697:Harlequin
2675:Trickster
2622:Cyberhero
2601:Man alone
2573:Superhero
2548:Folk hero
2493:Archetype
2224:Max Lüthi
2083:cite book
1780:Andromeda
1761:Andromeda
1402:El-Hazard
1108:Mythology
844:Kulshedra
833:from the
735:The Twins
663:Andromeda
657:Mythology
609:inversion
129:Andromeda
69:romance.
32:Andromeda
24:Andrómeda
3708:Folklore
3638:Tokenism
3628:Sidekick
3618:Redshirt
3613:Pop icon
3430:Bishōnen
3402:Nice guy
3149:Tsundere
3101:Cat lady
3021:Feminine
2911:Vampires
2901:Skeleton
2873:Monsters
2789:Villains
2588:Antihero
2543:Everyman
2123:(1977).
2105:(1977).
2061:(1957).
2031:(1924).
1999:See also
1530:Astyanax
1169:The Flea
1116:Ramayana
561:'s tale
390:Angelica
235:paganism
161:Poseidon
141:Heracles
123:tale of
78:nobility
74:princess
3713:Legends
3511:Pachuco
3503:Bad boy
3461:Caveman
3328:Pierrot
3233:Laotong
3228:Class S
3071:Catgirl
3056:Ingénue
3036:Bishōjo
2969:Vecchio
2916:Zombies
2732:Bad boy
2713:Pierrot
2707:,
2705:Scapino
2703:,
2699:,
2568:Paladin
1993:, 1904.
1974:, 1866.
1955:, 1866.
1936:, 1857.
1917:, 1807.
1879:, 1555.
1846:, 1456.
1827:, 1270.
1786:, 1869.
1767:. 1852.
1729:, 1602.
1710:, 1592.
1670:Gallery
1456:Pit Pot
1033:Hydlide
686:bogatyr
668:Hesione
573:In the
525:fantasy
399:Proteus
394:Orlando
368:Tristan
301:(1916).
226:monarch
222:lottery
191:Susanoo
171:Susanoo
145:Hesione
125:Perseus
115:History
51:legends
3542:Others
3177:Virago
2939:Alazon
2742:Pirate
2724:Outlaw
2648:Rogues
2518:Heroes
2403:Fabula
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1805:, 1892
1665:(2023)
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1267:(1972)
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1251:(1944)
1098:(2013)
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1082:(2010)
1074:(2008)
1066:(1990)
1058:(1986)
1050:(1986)
1042:(1995)
1028:(1984)
1020:(1983)
991:Merlin
959:(2024)
956:Damsel
951:(2022)
943:(2001)
935:(2001)
927:(1982)
919:(1981)
839:Balaur
644:, and
506:Dr. No
501:Dr. No
470:dragon
372:Iseult
354:about
210:spring
157:nymphs
82:dragon
57:, and
45:is an
3572:Donor
3562:Clown
3377:Himbo
3365:Young
3106:Crone
2964:Miser
2932:Other
2763:Other
2693:Zanni
2615:Other
2248:p 84
1989:, by
1970:, by
1932:, by
1894:, by
1706:, by
1606:Xexex
1079:Hoard
932:Shrek
444:Etana
430:Ywain
370:wins
266:, or
264:giant
260:troll
253:Tibet
177:, by
133:Cetus
131:from
67:quest
36:Cetus
3577:Fool
3476:LGBT
3392:Jock
3387:Jack
3220:LGBT
2975:and
2954:Igor
2817:mole
2815:The
2775:Rake
2670:Jack
2488:List
2356:2023
2328:ISBN
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2250:ISBN
2144:ISBN
2089:link
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1113:the
835:Zmeu
646:bear
642:wolf
638:lion
634:swan
512:and
418:34,
293:for
268:ogre
199:sake
149:Troy
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1951:by
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