Draco is the Greco-Latin word for serpent, or

dragon A dragon is a Magic (supernatural), magical legendary creature that appears in the folklore of multiple cultures worldwide. Beliefs about dragons vary considerably through regions, but European dragon, dragons in Western cultures since the Hi ...

. Draco or Drako most often refers to: *

Draco (constellation) Draco is a constellation in the far northern sky. Its name is Latin for dragon. It was one of the 48 Lists of constellations, constellations listed by the 2nd century Greek astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations tod ...

, a constellation in the northern part of the sky *

Draco (lawgiver) Draco (; , ), also called Drako or Drakon, according to Athenian tradition, was the first legislator of Athens in Ancient Greece. He replaced the system of oral law and blood feud by the Draconian constitution, a written code to be enforced only ...

(from Greek: Δράκων; 7th century BC), the first lawgiver of ancient Athens, from whom the term ''draconian'' is derived Draco or Drako may also refer to:

People

Draco (physician) Draco (or Dracon, ) was the name of several physicians in the family of Hippocrates. *Draco I. Lived 5th to 4th centuries BC, was the son of Hippocrates, the famous physician (Hippocrates II). He was the brother of Thessalus. Galen tells us that so ...

(from Greek: Δράκων), the name of several physicians in the family of Hippocrates *

Draco Rosa Draco Cornelius Rosa Suárez (; born Robert Edward Rosa Suárez, June 27, 1969), also known as Draco Rosa, Robi Draco Rosa or simply Robi or Draco, is a Puerto Rican singer, musician, songwriter and entrepreneur. Rosa originally garnered fame ...

(born 1969), a Puerto Rican songwriter and former member of Puerto Rican boy band Menudo * Dean Drako, American businessman

Arts, entertainment, and media

Literature, film, and television

Draco Malfoy Draco Lucius Malfoy is a fictional character and a major antagonist in J. K. Rowling's ''Harry Potter'' series. He is a student in Harry Potter (character), Harry Potter's year belonging in the Slytherin house. He is frequently accompanied by ...

, a character in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Drako, a character in the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' franchise *

Draco (Caminhos do Coração) Draconis, also known as Draco, is a fictional character from the soap-opera '' Os Mutantes - Caminhos do Coração''. He is portrayed as a villain with the ability to create and manipulate fire, known as pyrokinesis Pyrokinesis is a List of ...

, a character from the 2008 Brazilian telenovela ''Os Mutantes - Caminhos do Coração'' * Draco, the name of the last dragon in the film ''

Dragonheart ''Dragonheart'' (stylized as ''DragonHeart'') is a 1996 fantasy adventure film directed by Rob Cohen and written by Charles Edward Pogue, based on a story created by him and Patrick Read Johnson. The film stars Dennis Quaid, David Thewlis, ...

''. * Draco, a character from ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' and ''Xena: Warrior Princess'' * Antares Draco, an Imperial Knight from '' Star Wars: Legacy'' * Jaq Draco, an Inquisitor who is the protagonist of Ian Watson's ''Inquisition War Trilogy'' * Marc Ange Draco, head of European crime syndicate and James Bond's father-in-law in Ian Fleming's novels * Draco, a show aired by

BabyTV BabyTV (stylised as Baby''tv'') is a multilingual, international television channel for babies, toddlers and preschoolers aged 4 or lower. In Israel, the channel is owned and operated by Talit Communications while The Walt Disney Company Lim ...

starting in 2007

Games

* Draco, a character in the fictional opera '' The Dream Oath: Maria and Draco'' in ''Final Fantasy VI'' * Draco, a dragon from the card game ''Magic: The Gathering'' * Draco Centauros, a dragon-like humanoid from the ''

Puyo Puyo , previously known as ''Puyo Pop'' outside Japan, is a series of tile-matching video games created by Compile. Sega has owned the franchise since 1998, with games after 2001 being developed by Sonic Team. ''Puyo Puyo'' was created as a spin-of ...

'' video game series, and one of the 3 main protagonists in the third main game in the series, ''

Puyo Puyo Sun is the third installment of the ''Puyo Puyo'' series, and the sequel to ''Puyo Puyo 2'', made in 1996 by Compile (publisher), Compile. After the highly acclaimed success of its predecessor, Compile took a slightly more retro approach, so player ...

''. *

Dragonair Hong Kong Dragon Airlines Limited (), originally known as Dragonair until 2016 and finally Cathay Dragon () until 2020, was a Hong Kong-based international regional airline, with its corporate headquarters and main hub at Hong Kong Intern ...

, a Dragon-type

Pokémon is a Japanese media franchise consisting of List of Pokémon video games, video games, Pokémon (TV series), animated series and List of Pokémon films, films, Pokémon Trading Card Game, a trading card game, and other related media. The fran ...

known as "Draco" in the French versions of the game *Draco, a legendary brawler from the mobile game

Brawl Stars ''Brawl Stars'' is a multiplayer online battle arena and third-person hero shooter video game developed and published by Finnish video game company Supercell (company), Supercell. The game was released worldwide on 12 December 2018, on iOS an ...

Music

Draco and the Malfoys Draco and the Malfoys are a wizard rock band founded in Woonsocket, Rhode Island in 2004. The group is composed of half-brothers Brian Ross and Bradley Mehlenbacher, who both perform under the persona of Draco Malfoy from the ''Harry Potter'' boo ...

, an American rock band * "Draco" (song), by Future, 2017

Brand or business

Draco Pistol The Draco Pistol, or more commonly known as simply a Draco, named after the Dacian dragon-like battle banner, is a series of Romanian-designed gas-operated semi-automatic pistols sold by Century International Arms. Origin Three of the four D ...

* Draco, a civilian version of the

Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965 The Pistol Mitralieră model 1963/1965 (abbreviated PM md. 63 or simply md. 63) is a Romanian 7.62×39mm assault rifle. Developed in the late 1950s, the PM md. 63 was a derivative of the Soviet Union, Soviet AKM produced under license. It was the ...

* Draco, a guitar built by B.C. Rich guitars

History

Draconian constitution The Draconian constitution, or Draco's code, was a written law code enforced by Draco in Athens near the end of the 7th century BC; its composition started around 621 BC. It was written in response to the unjust interpretation and modificat ...

, or Draco's code, a 7th-century BC written law code * Dacian Draco, a Dacian military standard composed of a wolf head and snake tail *

Draco (military standard) The ("dragon" or "serpent", plural ) was a military standard of the Roman cavalry. Carried by the , the was the standard of the cohort, as the eagle () was that of the legion. The may have been introduced to the Roman army after the Daci ...

, a Roman cavalry military standard in the shape of a dragon, adopted after the Dacian Wars

Science and technology

Draco (dwarf galaxy) Draco is the Greco-Latin word for serpent, or dragon. Draco or Drako most often refers to: * Draco (constellation), a constellation in the northern part of the sky * Draco (lawgiver) (from Greek: Δράκων; 7th century BC), the first lawgiver ...

, a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way * Draco Supercluster (SCL 114), a galaxy supercluster in the constellation Draco * ''Draco'' (lizard), a genus of gliding lizards * ''Draco'', a widely used synonym of

Dracaena (plant) ''Dracaena'' () is a genus of about 200 species of trees and succulent shrubs. The formerly accepted genera '' Pleomele'' and '' Sansevieria'' are now included in ''Dracaena''. In the APG IV classification system, it is placed in the family As ...

** ''

Dracaena draco ''Dracaena draco'', the Canary Islands dragon tree or drago, is a subtropics, subtropical tree in the genus ''Dracaena (plant), Dracaena'', native plant, native to the Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira, Mount Adad Madani, western Morocco, and ...

'', a species of dragon tree * Draco (rocket engine), an orbital maneuvering thruster being built for the SpaceX Dragon and upper stage of the Falcon 9 spacecraft *

Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) The Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) was a planned spaceflight demonstration mission under the joint auspices of DARPA, NASA, Lockheed Martin, and BWX Technologies, aiming to demonstrate nuclear thermal propulsion in ...

, a cancelled US DOD program *

SuperDraco SuperDraco is a hypergolic propellant rocket engine designed and built by SpaceX. It is part of the SpaceX Draco family of rocket engines. A redundant array of eight SuperDraco engines provides fault-tolerant propulsion for use as a launch escap ...

, a liquid rocket engine designed and built by SpaceX. Used for the launch escape system of the SpaceX Dragon 2 * DRACO, camera module of NASAs

DART Mission The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) was a NASA space mission aimed at testing a method of planetary defense against near-Earth objects (NEOs). It was designed to assess how much a spacecraft impact deflects an asteroid through its tran ...

* Draco (programming language), a shareware programming language for CP/M and the Amiga *

DraCo DRACO (double-stranded RNA activated caspase oligomerizer) is a group of experimental antiviral drugs formerly under development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In cell culture, DRACO was reported to have broad-spectrum efficacy aga ...

, a partly Amiga compatible computer built by MacroSystem AG * Draco Linux, a

Linux distribution A Linux distribution, often abbreviated as distro, is an operating system that includes the Linux kernel for its kernel functionality. Although the name does not imply product distribution per se, a distro—if distributed on its own—is oft ...

DRACO DRACO (double-stranded RNA activated caspase oligomerizer) is a group of experimental antiviral drugs formerly under development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In cell culture, DRACO was reported to have broad-spectrum efficacy aga ...

, a group of experimental antiviral drugs

Other uses

* Draco Peak, a summit in Alberta, Canada *

Draco Racing International Draco Racing was a motorsport team. It was most well known for operating in the World Series by Renault, but had also taken part in Formula Opel Lotus, International Formula 3000 and Euro Formula 3000. Career Formula Opel Lotus E ...

, a motorsports team in Italy * Draco, name given by the U.S. cable channel The Weather Channel to the December 2012 North American blizzard * Draco, a prototype of a SPAA version of the

Centauro Centauro is the Italian word for centaur A centaur ( ; ; ), occasionally hippocentaur, also called Ixionidae (), is a creature from Greek mythology with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse that was said to live in th ...

8x8 fighting vehicle of the Italian Army