dragon A powerful SYMBOL of psychic transformation. Like the SERPENT, the dragon represents primordial consciousness, underworld powers, the feminine, the womb, the unformed PRIMA MATERIA, and wisdom and knowledge. The word dragon comes from the Greek term drakos, or “serpent.”
A dragon also symbolizes the hero figure and, accompanied by treasure or by a cave and treasure, signifies an ordeal in the life of the hero. Slaying the dragon represents the battle between the forces of light and darkness: conquering one’s own inner darkness to master the self. Rescuing a maiden from a dragon is the preservation of purity from the forces of evil.