Dragons, Serpents, and Slayers in the Classical and Early Christian Worlds A Sourcebook

"This is a charming and comprehensive collection of texts on ancient pagan and Christian dragon-lore. There is no doubt that it will be immensely helpful for scholars and students alike in finding their way through a tangle of traditions buried in often inaccessible texts, and will provide an authoritative basis for further research."--Graham Anderson, University of Kent"Ogden's book deserves very high marks, bringing together in the compass of a single volume the narrative sources for ancient, medieval, and other dragons, together with their opponents, all supplemented by a generous number of well-chosen illustrations."--William F. Hansen, Indiana University"Ogden has produced a terrifically entertaining and extremely useful sourcebook that marvelously fulfills its promise of providing a comprehensive collection of dragon tales from the ancient and medieval periods. The reader will find fascinating excerpts from the Greek Homer to the Norse Eddas, and dragon-slayers from Heracles to St. Hilarion."--Debbie Felton, University of Massachusetts Amherst