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In medieval Europe, dragons were predominantly seen as agents of evil, as demonstrated in the tales of heroic figures like Siegfried and St. George. In these narratives, the dragon symbolizes malevolence, and the hero’s journey often culminates in slaying the beast to restore peace and acquire its strength. However, from the biblical account of the archangel Michael battling the dragon to the artistic representations of hell drinking from the dragon’s jaws, these instances reinforce the dragon's role as a significant archetype of evil.