Here be dragons

This article is about a phrase used on maps. For other uses, see Here be dragons (disambiguation).

"Here be dragons" (Latin: hic sunt dracones) is a phrase used to indicate dangerous or unexplored territories, in imitation of a medieval practice of putting illustrations of dragons, sea monsters and other mythological creatures on uncharted areas of maps where potential dangers were thought to exist.

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