What happened to the dragon eggs that Daenerys received before they hatched?
Game of Thrones
Updated Aug 30, 2026
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Contains spoilers: Major spoiler for Game of Thrones season 1 and A G
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Illyrio Mopatis gave Daenerys three apparently petrified dragon eggs as a wedding gift. She kept them throughout her time with Khal Drogo's khalasar, then placed them on Drogo's funeral pyre after his death. The eggs hatched in the fire, producing Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion.
## Before they hatched
The eggs were Daenerys's wedding gift from Illyrio Mopatis. He claimed they came from the Shadow Lands beyond Asshai and had turned to stone with age. Daenerys retained them; they were not sold, exchanged, or lost before the hatching.
## The funeral pyre
After Khal Drogo died, Daenerys ordered the three eggs placed on his funeral pyre. She then entered the flames herself. At dawn, she survived and the eggs had hatched into three living dragons: Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion.
## Books and TV series
The same broad events occur in both HBO's Game of Thrones and George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones: Illyrio gives Daenerys the eggs, they remain with her, and they hatch on Drogo's pyre.
The eggs were Daenerys's wedding gift from Illyrio Mopatis. He claimed they came from the Shadow Lands beyond Asshai and had turned to stone with age. Daenerys retained them; they were not sold, exchanged, or lost before the hatching.
## The funeral pyre
After Khal Drogo died, Daenerys ordered the three eggs placed on his funeral pyre. She then entered the flames herself. At dawn, she survived and the eggs had hatched into three living dragons: Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion.
## Books and TV series
The same broad events occur in both HBO's Game of Thrones and George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones: Illyrio gives Daenerys the eggs, they remain with her, and they hatch on Drogo's pyre.