Th’uban the Great Dragon
Name:
Th’uban the Great Dragon
Classification:
Dragon
Culture: Islamic
Th’uban
is said to be a fire breathing dragon demon in Islamic literature. It is known
to by the Arab name Tinnin.
At
times it is described as a dragon with a single head and 7 horns. In other
myths the dragon has seven heads each possessing a keen intellect and are able
to speak all languages.
This
ancient creature is linked to the Th’uban star constellation as its origin and
the dragon may represent an ancient Patheon linked to Naga mythology
In
ancient Kemetic beliefs Thuban is designated as Alpha Draconis, a star (or star
system) in the constellation of Draco. it is historically significant as having
been the north pole star from the 4th to 2nd millennium BCE.
