dragons in religion

https://symbolsage.com/vritra-and-other-hindu-dragons/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simurgh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharabha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharabha_Upanishad

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