Question 1

How are Jon Snow and Daenerys related?

Accepted Answer

Daenerys is Jon Snow's aunt. Jon's father, Rhaegar Targaryen, was Daenerys's older brother, making Jon the son of her brother.

Question 2

Is Daenerys related to Viserys?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Viserys Targaryen is Daenerys's older brother. He raised her after their family was overthrown and sold her into marriage with Khal Drogo.

Question 3

How did Daenerys survive the fire?

Accepted Answer

In the HBO series, Daenerys is depicted as fireproof, a trait often attributed to her Targaryen bloodline. In the books, surviving Khal Drogo's funeral pyre is a one-time miracle tied to blood magic and the hatching of the dragon eggs.

Question 4

How did Daenerys get her dragons?

Accepted Answer

She hatched three fossilized dragon eggs, gifted to her as a wedding present, by placing them in Khal Drogo's funeral pyre and walking into the flames herself.

Question 5

Why is Daenerys called the Mother of Dragons?

Accepted Answer

After hatching Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion from stone eggs and raising them, she became the first person in over a century to bring dragons back into the world — earning the title Mother of Dragons.

Question 6

What does Khaleesi mean?

Accepted Answer

Khaleesi is the Dothraki word for the wife of a Khal (warlord). Daenerys earned the title by marrying Khal Drogo.

Question 7

Why did Daenerys go mad?

Accepted Answer

Her descent is debated, but the show points to a combination of grief over losing her dragons and closest allies, isolation in a foreign land, betrayal, and an inherited belief in her destiny to rule — which culminated in her burning King's Landing.

Question 8

Does Daenerys die?

Accepted Answer

Yes. In the series finale of Game of Thrones, Jon Snow kills Daenerys after she destroys King's Landing.

Question 9

Why did Jon Snow kill Daenerys?

Accepted Answer

Jon kills her because he believes she has become a tyrant after burning King's Landing and intends to wage endless war to 'liberate' the world. He acts to stop further bloodshed, despite loving her.

Question 10

What does 'Dracarys' mean?

Accepted Answer

Dracarys is High Valyrian for 'dragonfire.' It is Daenerys's command to her dragons to breathe fire.

Question 11

How old is Daenerys Targaryen?

Accepted Answer

In the HBO series, Daenerys is around 16 when introduced and roughly 24 by the finale. In the books she is even younger — about 13 at the start.

Question 12

Who plays Daenerys Targaryen?

Accepted Answer

British actress Emilia Clarke portrays Daenerys Targaryen in HBO's Game of Thrones, a role she played from 2011 to 2019.