Dragon's teeth or dragon's tooth may refer to:
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Dragon's teeth (mythology)
In Greek myth, dragon's teeth (, ''odontes (tou) drakontos'') feature prominently in the legends of the Phoenician prince Cadmus and in Jason's quest for the Golden Fleece. In each case, the dragons are present and breathe fire. Their teeth, o ...
, in Greek mythology; once planted, each tooth grew into an armed warrior.
Books
* ''
Dragon's Teeth: A Novel'', an 1878 realist novel by José Maria de Eça de Queiroz
* "The Dragon's Teeth; or, Army-Seed," a chapter in the 1901 children's book ''
The Wouldbegoods'' by E. Nesbit.
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The Dragon's Teeth'', a 1939 mystery novel by Ellery Queen
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''Dragon's Teeth'' (novel), a 1942 Pulitzer Prize-winning historical novel by Upton Sinclair
* ''Dragon's teeth: the background, contents and consequences of the North Atlantic Pact'', 1949 non-fiction book by
Konni Zilliacus
Konni Zilliacus (13 September 1894 – 6 July 1967) was a British politician, diplomat and writer who was the Member of Parliament for Gateshead from 1945 until 1950, and for Manchester Gorton from 1955 until his death. He was a left-wi ...
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"Dragons' Teeth" (short story), a 1977 fantasy short story by David Drake
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The Dragon's Teeth?'', a 1982 American book by Benjamin S. Kelsey
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The Dragon's Tooth
''Ashtown Burials'' is a young adult fantasy series by N. D. Wilson. It consists of three published novels: ''The Dragon's Tooth'' (2011), ''The Drowned Vault'' (2012), and ''Empire of Bones'' (2013), as well as a fourth book, ''The Silent Bells'', ...
'', a 2011 fantasy novel by N.D. Wilson
* Dragon's Teeth Mountains, a fictional mountain range in the ''
Shannara
''Shannara'' is a series of high fantasy novels written by Terry Brooks, beginning with '' The Sword of Shannara'' in 1977 and concluding with ''The Last Druid'' which was released in October 2020; there is also a prequel, '' First King of Sha ...
'' series of books
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Dragon Teeth
''Dragon Teeth'' is a novel by Michael Crichton, the eighteenth under his own name and third to be published after his death, written in 1974 and published on May 23, 2017. A historical fiction forerunner to ''Jurassic Park'', the novel is set ...
'', a posthumous novel by late Michael Crichton (published in May 2017)
* ''Pull the Dragon's Tooth!'', a 2016 fantasy story by
Geronimo Stilton
''Geronimo Stilton'' is an Italian children's book series created by Elisabetta Dami and written under the pen name of the title character. Scholastic Corporation began publishing the English version of the series in the US in February 2004. In ...
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Other media
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"The Dragon's Teeth" (radio), a 1941 radio story
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"Dragon's Teeth" (''Star Trek: Voyager''), a 1999 television episode
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''Dragon's Tooth'' (video game), a 1986 British video game
* Dragon's Teeth, the fourth expansion pack for the video game
Battlefield 4
''Battlefield 4'' is a 2013 first-person shooter game developed by DICE and published by Electronic Arts. The game was released in October and November for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, and is the sequ ...
Places
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Dragons Teeth (Antarctica)
Astrolabe Island () is an island long, lying in the Bransfield Strait northwest of Cape Ducorps, Trinity Peninsula in Antarctica.
Location
Astrolabe Island is in Graham Land.
It lies in the Bransfield Strait to the west-northwest of the Tupi ...
, a small group of rocks in Antarctica
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Dragon's Teeth Gate
Long Ya Men (; Malay: ''Batu Berlayar'') or Dragon's Teeth Gate, is the name Chinese explorer Wang Dayuan recorded for ''Batu Belayar'', a craggy granite outcrop that formerly stood at the gateway to Keppel Harbour in Singapore. In his descr ...
, a craggy granite outcrop in Singapore
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Dragon's Tooth (Virginia)
Catawba is an unincorporated community in the northern section of Roanoke County, Virginia, United States. Catawba occupies the Catawba Valley bound on the south by the north slope of Catawba Mountain and on the north by several mountains which ...
, a trail landmark in Virginia
Other uses
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Dragon's teeth (fortification)
Dragon's teeth are Pyramid (geometry), pyramidal anti-tank obstacles of reinforced concrete first used during the Second World War to impede the movement of tanks and mechanised infantry. The idea was to slow down and channel tanks into Kill zone ...
, anti-tank obstacles
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Dragon's teeth (plant)
''Lotus maritimus'' is a species of plant in the legume
Legumes are plants in the pea family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants. When used as a dry grain for human consumption, the seeds are also called pulses. ...
, a plant species in the genus ''Lotus''
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Dragon's Teeth (traffic)
Speed limits are enforced on most public roadways by authorities, with the purpose to improve driver compliance with speed limits. Methods used include roadside speed traps set up and operated by the police and automated roadside "speed camera" ...
, a series of calibrated lines painted on a road surface to enforce a speed limit
* Dragon Teeth, a variety of
Long gu
''Long gu'' are remains of ancient life (such as fossils) prescribed for a variety of ailments in Chinese medicine and herbalism. They were historically believed, and are traditionally considered, to be the remains of dragons.
Description
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, an
ingredient
In a general sense, an ingredient is a substance which forms part of a mixture. In cooking, recipes specify which ingredients are used to prepare a dish, and the term may also refer to a specific food item in relation to its use in different re ...
used in
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an alternative medicine, alternative medical practice drawn from traditional medicine in China. A large share of its claims are pseudoscientific, with the majority of treatments having no robust evidence ...
See also
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Dragontooth (disambiguation)
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