Names of Dragons from Game of Thrones & House of the Dragon

Game of Thrones is based on the novel series A Song of Ice and Fire. The show premiered on HBO on April 17, 2011. I have listed the dragons revealed in the series.

Names of Dragons from Game of Thrones

The Game of Thrones dragons are Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion. They were the real stars of the television show. The dragons first appeared during the season 1 finale.

Drogon

Drogon’s the last dragon in existence.

He is one of the three dragons born in the Dothraki Sea. Drogon is the largest of Daenerys Targaryen‘s dragons. He’s the most primal and ferocious of them.

He was stubborn and the hardest to control of his siblings. This dragon is named in memory of Khal Drogo (Jason Momoa).

It is thought that Drogon is a reincarnation of Balerion, the Black Dread.

At the end of the TV show, Drogon is mentioned to be flying towards Volantis. This is what we know according to Samwell Tarly.

Rhaegal

Rhaegal is a green and bronze dragon that was named after Daenerys’ eldest brother, Rhaegar. Jon Snow is the son of Rhaegar (and therefore Daenerys’ nephew).

Daenerys said: ”The green one shall be Rhaegal, for my valiant brother who died on the green banks of the Trident.”

He is viewed as the middle brother of Daenerys’s three dragons. However, Rhaegal was more vicious than Viserion. Rhaegal was the only one of the three to take a 2nd rider on screen.

Rhaegal was killed after a colossal scorpion bolt fatally struck him in the chest.

Viserion

He is named after Daenerys’ deceased brother from season one, Viserys Targaryen.

Daenerys said: ”Viserys was cruel and weak and frightened, yet he was my brother still. His dragon will do what he could not.”

Viserion is creamy white with gold markings. His teeth are shining black daggers.

He is the first of the three dragons to die during a battle beyond the Wall. Eventually, he became an ice dragon. His blue fire tore open the Wall at Eastwatch.

Names of Dragons from House of the Dragon

Balerion

Balerion was the dragon ridden by Aegon I Targaryen during Aegon’s Conquest. Balerion’s teeth were as long as swords, and his scales and wings were black. His shadow while flying swallowed whole towns. He was born in Valyria, and was named after a god of the Valyrian Freehold. Balerion’s skull is seen in the cellars of the Red Keep.

Balerion was two hundred years old when he died.

Vhagar

Vhagar was ridden by one of Aegon the Conqueror’s sisters. Vhagar, named after one of the gods of Valyria, hatched from her egg 52 years before Aegon’s Conquest. He carried Visenya during the Conquest and also Laena Velaryon and Aemond.

Meraxes

Meraxes was named for a god of the Valyrian Freehold. Meraxes was smaller than Balerion but larger than Vhagar. She was the mount of Queen Rhaenys Targaryen. A Dornish scorpion bolt found her eye at the Hellholt in 10 AC.

Caraxes

He was red in color, and his wings are reminiscent of the dinosaur Microraptor.

Caraxes is a dragon ridden by Prince Daemon Targaryen.

”He does love to burn,” said Aemon Targaryen.

Caraxes was one of the principal draconic participants in the Dance of Dragons.

Syrax

Syrax was a she-dragon, and the personal mount of Rhaenyra Targaryen. Rhaenyra first took Syrax as a mount in 104 AC. Rhaenyra named Syrax after a Valyrian goddess.

Meleys

Meleys was the mount of Rhaenys Targaryen, and had pink membranes on her wings. Previously owned by Alyssa Targaryen, the “Red Queen” is the fastest dragons to fly over Westeros.

Dreamfyre

She was claimed by Princess Rhaena Targaryen. Dreamfyre was a she-dragon, with silver crests and pale blue wings. After Rhaena’s death, the she-dragon was ridden by Princess Helaena.

Seasmoke

Seasmoke was a pale silver-grey dragon that was ridden at first by Ser Laenor Velaryon, and later by Addam of Hull.

Vermithor

Vermithor was a bronze dragon ridden by King Jaehaerys I Targaryen. At some point, Vermithor gets a new rider named Hugh.

Silverwing

Silverwing was the mount of Queen Alysanne Targaryen, and has a bigger personality than most of the dragons in the show.

Sunfyre

Sunfyre had gleaming gold scales, and was a male dragon ridden by King Aegon II Targaryen. Sunfyre’s egg hatched on Dragonstone.

Varys told Tyrion Lannister: ”And the second Aegon fed Grand Maester Gerardys to his dragon.”

Arrax

Arrax was the mount of Lucerys Velaryon.

Vermax

Vermax was a dragon ridden by Prince Jacaerys Velaryon. Jace’s dragon went down at the Battle of the Gullet.

Tyraxes

Tyraxes’s coloring is not stated in the books. He was the dragon bound to Prince Joffrey Velaryon.

Moondancer

Moondancer is pale green, and ridden by Lady Baela Targaryen.

Morning

Morning’s scales were pale pink and was riden by Lady Rhaena Targaryen. Morning died around 153 AC.

Shrykos

Shrykos was a she-dragon bound to Prince Jaehaerys Targaryen. However, Shrykos was never ridden.

Terrax

Terrax flew with Jaenara Belaerys into the southern continent. She was a dragonrider from Valyria and spent 3 years in the saddle. This happened before the Doom.

It is unknown how or when he died.

Morghul

Morghul was bound to Princess Jaehaera Targaryen.

Tessarion

Tessarion was a beautiful blue she-dragon ridden by Prince Daeron Targaryen.

Cannibal

The Cannibal was a coal black dragon that was known to attack smaller dragons. He also fed on their hatchlings and their eggs.

Quicksilver

Aenys Targaryen was the eldest son of the Conqueror and bonded with the she-dragon while still a boy. Quicksilver hatched on Dragonstone in 7 AC. It wsâas one of the first dragons born after the Conquest.

After Aenys died, Aegon the Uncrowned took Quicksilver to war. In 43 AC Balerion closed his jaws on her neck.

Sheepstealer

Sheepstealer was a wild male dragon. Nettles tamed and rode him during the Dance.

Grey Ghost

Grey Ghost was a pale grey-white dragon, and was never claimed nor ridden by any man.

Urrax

Serwyn of the Mirror Shield killed Urrax with a lance through its eye.

Stormcloud

Stormcloud was gifted to Prince Aegon Targaryen when he was born. Aegon rode him only once in the Battle of the Gullet.