Talk:Twin-Headed God Snapdragon/@comment-35980713-20190911081207

"Twin-headed Snapdragon" is enough. That "神(godly:神祗/mythical:神话/magical:神奇)" is redundant just to make the phrase sound cooler (Sometimes we Chinese are obsessed with words containing even number characters. In this case, "双头神龙" sounds better than ​​​​​​"双头龙").

"神龙(godly/mythical/magical dragon)" and "龙(dragon)" are pretty much the same when talking about dragons (mythical creature). But usually dragons have other notable attributes so prefix "神" is not so widely used.

Like when a dragon has the ability to spit fire, it's called "火龙 (fire dragon)". Enormously large in size? "巨龙 (huge dragon)" it is. Icy cold like that resurrected dragon in Game of Thrones? "冰龙 (ice dragon)". Is literally a god like Akatosh? "龙神 (dragon god)".

When you need 2 characters to describe "dragon" with no context given, "神龙" is more generic.

Examples:

"小神龙俱乐部 (Literal: little god dragon's club)" is a Disney TV programming block in China. The official English translation is "Dragon Club".

"夜行神龙 (Literal: Nocturnal god dragons)" is "Gargoyles (Literal: 石像鬼)" (TV animation series).

An upcoming film "Wish Dragon (Literal: 许愿龙)" has an official Chinese title "许愿神龙 (Literal: Wish God Dragon)".

"Shenron" in Dragon Ball series is another story.