Chapter 361: Names of Ancient Gods

The prerequisite to becoming a dragon's companion is to possess the dragon king's bloodline that the dragon recognizes. At present, the three of them each have their own dragons.

The relationship between a dragon and its dragon rider is akin to a marriage, their loyalty to each other often surpassing that of many humans. Only when the dragon rider dies in battle, from illness, or old age, does the dragon seek its next companion. And only when their dragon dies while the dragon rider is still alive, can they seek another suitable dragon. Therefore, the three of them will not become the dragon riders of the four young dragons.

However, because Viserys personally hatched the dragon eggs, the four young dragons regard him as their 'father' and have a special connection with him, just like the three large dragons have with Daenerys.

At present, the Targaryen family members are only the three of them here. Viserys has never considered Aegon's situation. Riding a dragon also requires the approval of the dragon. Aegon has interacted with Balerion, but it is clear that Balerion has not taken him seriously. Either his Targaryen bloodline is too thin, or he does not have the bloodline of the dragon king at all, even though he has silver hair and purple eyes.

Although Rhaenys inherited more of her mother's appearance and does not look like a Targaryen, her Targaryen bloodline is also pure, after all, her father is the elder brother of Viserys and Daenerys.

Thinking about it this way, Viserys suddenly realized that the future partners of these four young dragons are likely to be the offspring of the three of them present.

Perhaps when their children grow up, the four young dragons that are learning to walk will have grown into even larger creatures than Balerion is now.

They are the founding ancestors of the new Targaryen dynasty, and the future of the family will be passed down from them.

Viserys glanced at Daenerys and Rhaenys, suddenly feeling unsure of how to explain, after all, except for his own coming of age ceremony, the two girls are not yet adults.

Then the silver-haired youth chose to remain silent.

Viserys did not speak, and Daenerys also hesitated for a moment.

She indeed had no better ideas, naming a dragon should be done with heart.

After all, dragons are very smart. If they find out in the future that their name is a mess given by her, wouldn't they come to kill her?

Daenerys hesitated for a moment, then pointed to the last young dragon with crystal-clear horns on her head and said.

"She is so beautiful, how about calling her Pearl?"

When Viserys and Rhaenys heard the name Daenerys had given, they both raised their hands to their foreheads in unison.

"Forget it, you better not name them."

Then Rhaenys sighed.

"Hmph, if you don't want me to, I won't."

Daenerys saw that both of them were mocking the name she had given, and her little face turned a little black.

With the increase in age, Daenerys was no longer as shy as she was when she was a child, and her personality had become much more lively.

Rhaenys pondered for a moment. She was a few years older than Daenerys and was currently studying hard to increase her knowledge at Viserys's request.

Viserys did not treat the two girls as vases, but trained them as heirs, hoping that they could stand on their own in the future.

Then Rhaenys suddenly thought of a name and said.

"Brother, your dragon is named Balerion, I remember it was named after an ancient god of Valyria, right?"

In private, Rhaenys was more accustomed to calling Viserys brother.

Viserys was slightly stunned, then nodded, he seemed to guess Rhaenys's idea.

"Yes."

"You want to"

"We can name the remaining dragons after the ancient gods of Valyria."

There are many ancient gods in Valyrian culture, including the faceless goddess with a unicorn head that Viserys collected, and the remaining ones are Vhagar, Meraxes, and Syrax, etc.

If all the dragons are named after the ancient gods of Valyria, it would undoubtedly show an extremely ambitious ambition, not just wanting to recapture the Iron Throne, but even intending to restore the territory of the Valyrian Freehold, as far as the Ghiscari Empire area, the trade city-states are actually all grown up from the corpse of Valyria.

Viserys pondered for a moment, then finally nodded slightly.

"Okay."

Name all four dragons after the ancient gods of Valyria.

"Then the first red young dragon will be called Vhagar."

Viserys looked at the eldest sister among the four brothers and sisters of the dragon family. The red young dragon was the first to hatch. Although her body is slender, her eyes are sharp, and she looks extremely fierce. She is destined to be a 'Iron Lady' in the future.

The name Vhagar is from an ancient female deity of Valyria, and she is also the largest female dragon in the history of Westeros, her longevity almost comparable to Balerion's.

During the period of the Dance of the Dragons, it was said that Vhagar's roar could make the Wind's End tremble, her fierceness unmatched by any dragon.

"Heh—"

At this moment, the red young dragon also let out a tender dragon roar, as if she understood that Viserys was naming her.

Her roar had undergone a drastic change in a short time after just being born, and it seemed to have some form of the sky's overlord.

"Then the second golden dragon will be called Rhaegal."

Rhaegal is also an ancient god from the time of the Valyrian Freehold. In High Valyrian, it has the meaning of the sun and light, which is a sun god in Valyrian civilization.

This perfectly matches the golden young dragon's golden scales, like a small sun.

"Meraxes is a sea serpent in Valyrian mythology, said to be able to call the wind and summon the rain, stirring up huge waves."

The deep blue young dragon let out a low roar, she was given the name of the ancient sea monster god Meraxes.

And the last dragon...

"Syrax, a pure maiden, her name also comes from the name of a Valyrian goddess."

"Although her partner may not be such a woman."

The civil war known as the Dance of the Dragons, led by Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen, directly led to the fall of many of the Targaryen family's dragons, leading to the extinction of dragons.

At this point, the names of the four dragons have been decided, they are the red dragon Vhagar, the golden dragon Rhaegal, the deep blue dragon Meraxes, and the crystal dragon 'little lady' Syrax.

And at this moment.

The blazing fire that hatched the four young dragons was about to go out, with only the last remaining flame dancing in the charred ruins.

The last silver dragon egg shook at this moment, rolled on the scorched earth, and finally a crack appeared in the eggshell.

Crack—

A young dragon covered in silver scales, looking somewhat weak and panting, finally crawled out of the eggshell.