bright or "sharp" eyes, or because a snake's eyes appear to be always open; each eye actually sees through a big transparent scale in its eyelids, which are permanently shut. The Greek word probably derives from an Indo-European base *derk- meaning "to see"; the Sanskrit root ???? also means "to see".

Theorised origins

Draconic creatures appear in virtually all cultures around the globe, and the earliest attested reports of draconic creatures

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