Vulcain. See note

488. l'hydre deLerne, the Lernean hydra, or seven-headed dragon, killed by Hercules as his second labor.

400. la gargouille de Rouen, etc. The names here given which are generally capitalized, refer to various local dragons known to mediaeval tradition. To the list might be added La Xézarde, of -Provins, and La Bonne Sainte-Vermine, or La Grande Oueule, of Poitiers. Details regarding the most of them are difficult to obtain. La Tarasque, is said to have ravaged the country around Tarascon, a city located on thé Rhone, south of Lyons.