Ramoth (dragon)
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In Anne McCaffrey's fictional Dragonriders of Pern books, Ramoth was a dragon that played a central role in several of the novels. Benden Weyrwoman Lessa is the rider of gold Ramoth. Together, rider and dragon were able to save their world at the dawn of the Ninth Pass of the Red Star.
Ramoth was from the last clutch of Jora's gold Nemorth and former Weyrleader R'gul's bronze Hath. Nemorth had previously been the weyrmate of the old Weyrleader S'loner's bronze Chendith, R'gul's Hath, and F'lon (S'loner's son) and his bronze Simanith. Jora was obese and stupid, and did little to contribute to the Weyr. On her first flight, Ramoth was caught by F'lar's (F'lon's son) bronze Mnementh, and they hatched the next Pernese queen, Prideth, who was Impressed by the arrogant Kylara. She became the Weyrwoman of Southern Weyr, then High Reaches. Ramoth is the largest dragon on Pern. Some of the other dragons she has hatched are Lioth, Weyrleader N'ton's bronze; Arwith, Talina of Monaco Bay's gold queen; Beljeth, Adrea's gold queen; Mirrim's green Path; Jaxom's white Ruth; F'lessan's bronze Golanth; and Breda's gold Amaranth.
Ramoth has always been flown by Mnementh since she was Hatched from Jora's Nemorth. Together, Ramoth and Lessa brought back the other Oldtime weyrs to save Pern.
Her clutches are usually very large, the largest known being her first, with forty and a queen(page 167 of DragonFlight). Once, the Oldtimers actually stole a queen egg from her. Later, the egg was recovered and hatched into a queen.
Ramoth shares the same stubborn and imperious temperament as her rider. Nevertheless Lessa is one of the most popular women on the planet.
