The Drakainae are female dragon-like creatures which had the upper body of a woman and the rest being a writhing snake tail. Whenever they were slain it was always by a god or demigods.
The Drakainae[]
- Kampe, who kept the hecatoncheires and the Elder Kyklops hostage by order of Kronus (slain by Zeus)
- Delphyne, sometimes accompanied by or replacing Python (slain by Apollo)
- Ekhidna, called Mother of All Monsters (slain by Argos Penoptes, by order of Hera)
- Sybaris, who terrorized the countryside of Delphi (slain by Eurybaros)
- Skythian Drakaina
Characters who seemingly were Drakainae, but not necessarily[]
- Ceto, goddess of the dangers of the sea
- Lamia, a mortal consort of Zeus, cursed by Hera, sometimes said to be a drakaina
- Python, being referred to as male or female, has a confusing story, sometimes a drakaina, sometimes a giant dragon-like snake sided by Delphyne (slain by Apollo)
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