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Revision as of 08:30, 27 June 2006 by Carcharoth (talk | contribs) (add category)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Chrysophylax Dives is the comically villainous Dragon in the classic story Farmer Giles of Ham by J.R.R. Tolkien. He stands halfway between the classical evil and greedy Dragon, such as Smaug, and the modern comical and peaceful Dragon, such as The Reluctant Dragon. His name means "Goldward the Rich." His first name, Chrysophylax (Χρυσοφυλαξ), is Greek for "Guardian of Gold," and his last name, Dives, is Latin for "rich."
The dragon's personality is portrayed as similar to a pompous aristocrat -- rather vain and arrogant but not actually malicious. Farmer Giles tends to treat him in a manner not unlike Robin Hood's treating the rich men he robbed.
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