![Some fantasy geeks insist that a dragon by definition has four legs (and that two legs plus wings make it a wyvern). Whence originates this 'rule'? - Quora Some fantasy geeks insist that a dragon by definition has four legs (and that two legs plus wings make it a wyvern). Whence originates this 'rule'? - Quora](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-23c26d0c3a97045df94ffe6e300f1c4b.webp)
Some fantasy geeks insist that a dragon by definition has four legs (and that two legs plus wings make it a wyvern). Whence originates this 'rule'? - Quora
Hammer Strength - Western Dragons are Dragons with four legs and a pair of wings, i.e. six limbs. This makes them different from any other kind of vertebrate. The term Western Dragon
![Alan Saunders on Twitter: "A wyvern, by the way is a two-legged dragon. True dragons have four legs. So Danerys Targaryen was technically the Mother of Wyverns. https://t.co/sgXcFxms2v" / Twitter Alan Saunders on Twitter: "A wyvern, by the way is a two-legged dragon. True dragons have four legs. So Danerys Targaryen was technically the Mother of Wyverns. https://t.co/sgXcFxms2v" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EXO0JfmWAAATJXH.jpg)
Alan Saunders on Twitter: "A wyvern, by the way is a two-legged dragon. True dragons have four legs. So Danerys Targaryen was technically the Mother of Wyverns. https://t.co/sgXcFxms2v" / Twitter
kooky-quail649: a white four-legged flying dragon with golden eyes covered in ice crystals stuck out its upper body from the glacier
![UESP on Twitter: "Would you prefer the dragons to have two or four legs? https://t.co/cPyRF3wmwe" / Twitter UESP on Twitter: "Would you prefer the dragons to have two or four legs? https://t.co/cPyRF3wmwe" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DysxUpQWsAAg7p-.jpg:large)