| Greek Name |
Transliteration |
Latin Spelling |
Translation |
| Δρακων Πιτανιος |
Drakôn Pitanios |
Draco Pitaneum |
Dragon of Pitane |
THE DRAKON PITANIOS was a Dragon-serpent turned to stone by the gods in the region of Pitane in Aiolia, Anatolia. There was no doubt some local legend about the creature describing its metamorphosis.
| PARENTS |
| Probably GAIA, though nowhere stated |
Ovid, Metamorphoses 7. 357 (trans. Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) :
"Pitane of Aeolis [in Asia Minor], down on the left, where the long Draco lay, a shape of stone."
Sources:
- Ovid, Metamorphoses - Latin Epic C1st B.C. - C1st A.D.
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