History Main / DragonsAreDivine

* In "Literature/NoNeedForACore" the central creator deity is a dragon, his two children are dragon/[[AsianFoxSpirit kitsune]] mixes, and there are other deities who are dragons or have draconic aspects. Barring death by violence, dragons tend to be [[TheAgeless ageless-immortals]], but many take it a step further and physically ascend to the realm of the gods, becoming divine servitors of the deity of their choice or free roaming agents.

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* ''WesternAnimation/JadeArmor'': The dragon Chinlon is the elemental creature of water and ice.

** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'':All four realms in Elyos worship dragons as their gods. Firene, Brodia, and Solm worship Divine Dragons, and revere the Divine Dragon Queen Lumera, who rules ofer the landof Lythos, as a higher authority. Elusia, meanwhile, worships the evil Fell Dragon Sombron, believing him to be a benevolent figure, and aiding him in his ressurection. The player character is Lumera's child, who is likewise revered and highly respected by almost everyone else. This worship is exemplified by the main character's CanonIdentifier - "Divine One".

** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'': [[spoiler:Sothis]] is not only the Goddess worshipped by the Church of Seiros in Fodlan, but also mothered multiple children called the Nabateans who are in fact various breeds of dragons [[spoiler:such as Rhea/Seiros the Sky Dragon]]. Unlike Naga, however, there are many indications that [[spoiler:Sothis]] really is a true out-and-out deity, possessing power over [[TimeMaster time itself]] and enough raw power to wipe out [[spoiler:the advanced civilization of Agartha when they turned against her]], and [[spoiler:from lines from both the Church and "those who slither in the dark", may have in fact come from another world entirely]].

* ''TabletopGame/{{Exalted}}'': Multiple dragons exist in the setting and all but one are either gods, powerful elementals (which are only really culturally different to gods). The one that isn't is the Ebon Dragon but he counts too, as he is a Yozi, one of the overthrown and mutilated creators of the world, once set above the gods and now imprisoned in the hell realm of Malfeas. Don't feel sorry him, [[CompleteMonster he had it coming.]]

** The dragons of the ''ES'' universe (most famous for their appearance in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]''), are the "children" of Akatosh. They are lesser Aedra, making them a form of divinity loosely akin to [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angelic beings]].) They have been worshiped by cultures throughout Nirn, from the ancient Atmorans ([[{{Precursors}} ancestors of the modern Nords]]), to the ancient Nords, and to the Ka Po' Tun "[[CatFolk Tiger Folk]]" of [[{{Wutai}} Akavir]]. The first two groups created the "Dragon Cults," in which the Dragon Priests held as much power as kings, ruling in the stead of the aloof dragons they worshiped. In Atmora, the priests demanded tribute and set down laws and codes of living that kept peace between dragons and men. This carried over to Skyrim, but they became much more aggressive and authoritarian in their leadership. (Eventually, the ancient Nords rebelled and, combined with a later Akaviri invasion, nearly drove the dragons to extinction.) The dragons practice a LanguageOfMagic, the "Thu'um" which allows for some small scale [[RealityWarper Reality Warping]] by "[[MakeMeWannaShout shouting]]" elements into existence. The dragons themselves are TheAgeless, and while they can be slain by any capable individual, they possess ResurrectiveImmortality and can be brought back to life by another dragon unless their soul is [[YourSoulIsMine absorbed by another dragon (or Dragonborn)]]. Despite their divine origins, dragons [[DragonsAreDemonic are creatures of aggression and domination]], and it's [[AlwaysChaoticEvil in their blood to be cruel and contemptuous]]. However, they can [[HeelFaceTurn fight against their baser nature]], as best exemplified by Paarthurnax.

* ''ChildOfKamiariMonth'': The Shinto ''kami'' Ryūjin, the dragon-god of Lake Suwa in Nagano, tests Kanna's ability and resolve to complete the quest by pitting her and Yasha against each other. Kanna fails the test by stopping to help Yasha, but Ryūjin commiserates with her desire to see her mother again and gives them his offering anyway.

* Recently rediscovered Myth/PhilippineMythology shows a common motif where ''crocodiles'' are seen as Asian dragons, filling the roles of [[NatureSpirit powerful water-spirits]], if not outright {{Physical God}}s like with East Asian mythology. Of course, being [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile crocodiles]], they're naturally more fearsome than most Asian dragons: They were held as minor gods because [[RankScalesWithAsskicking they protected mortals from the OTHER dangerous water-spirits]] lurking in the seas and rivers. It was often thought that being eaten by a crocodile sent someone directly to the positive "heaven-type" afterlife, without the arduous sea-journey needed after most other deaths, and some tribes thought that normal crocodiles needed a HumanSacrifice to LevelUp INTO dragons, as they [[SoulEating needed to eat a human soul.]]

** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemJugdral'': The beings that gave the Crusaders their power were dragons who gave their blood to counter the Loptrian Empire, in particular dragons of the Divine Dragon tribe, including Naga and Forseti, the latter being worshipped as the Wind God of Silesse. On the opposite side, Loptous himself was revered as a deity by the Loptrian Empire, usually as a figure dedicated to vengeance against Grannevale, however the Maira Loptrians worshipped Loptyr as benevolent figure.

* Dragon worship originated in China and is highly complex with a mythology spanning thousands of years. Dragon cults remain some of the most influential Chinese folk religions today despite most Chinese people being irreligious, as they maintain these spiritual practices as cultural customs. Dragons are seen as icons of Han nationalism and symbols for China in general thus it is common for Chinese people to refer to themselves as "descendants of the dragon". Chinese dragons have spread across Asia and are called "dragons" but they are really [[OurDragonsAreDifferent nothing like European dragons at all]].

* Recently rediscovered Myth/PhilippineMythology shows a common motif where ''crocodiles'' are seen as Asian dragons, filling the roles of [[NatureSpirit powerful water-spirits,]] if not outright {{Physical God}}s like with East Asian mythology. Of course, being [[NeverSmileAtACrocodile crocodiles,]] they're naturally more fearsome than most Asian dragons: They were held as minor gods because [[RankScalesWithAsskicking they protected mortals from the OTHER dangerous water-spirits]] lurking in the seas and rivers. It was often thought that being eaten by a crocodile sent someone directly to the positive "heaven-type" afterlife, without the arduous sea-journey needed after most other deaths, and some tribes thought that normal crocodiles needed a HumanSacrifice to LevelUp INTO dragons, as they [[SoulEating needed to eat a human soul.]]

* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' has two: Tiamat, of the (Sumerian-themed) Western Pantheon, and Dragon, of the Southern Pantheon (based on the Chinese Zodiac).

** ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'' has the Crimson Dragon, with the power to protect the world. There are also the Signer Dragons, each of which has some of Crimson Dragon's power and shares that power with those who are worthy.