Great dragon

Great red dragon (: δράκων μέγας πυρρός, drakon megas pyrros) refers to a beast in the . The text describes a seven-headed dragon that does battle with Michael, the archangel. The Christian Greek story is a reimagining of Hercules who does battle with Hydra, a multi-headed sea serpent from the Lake of Lerna, in Greek mythology. 
==Background==
The "great red dragon" is a symbolic beast written about in the . A sign from heaven is revealed to the protagonist, John, who sees in a vision, a great red dragon with seven heads and ten horns, and on each head seven diadems.
==Motif==
The "great red dragon" who does battle with Michael the archangel is a retelling of the Greek epic of Hydra who does battle with Hercules the demigod.
==See also==
* Hydra
==References ==
Category:Christian Bible