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Dragons are large, serpentine mythical creatures that appear in the folklore of many cultures worldwide. Beliefs about draconic creatures vary considerably through regions, but dragons in western cultures since the High Middle Ages have often been depicted as winged, horned, shelled like dinosaurs. Dragons are powerful symbols and usually represent the ones who rule.
According to Lhwyd´s theory of the "Spermatick Principle" the creation of dragons can be explained by the fecondation of fish’s semen by an eagle or a vulture’s "saline moisture". Water contains the spawn not only of fish. When it evaporates the spawn not simply desiccates and dies, but is transferred into a new medium, the … Read more
The dragon fears nothing except the elephant with whom he will engage in battle, entwining himself around the elephant and inflicting fatal blows. However, as the elephant finally collapses, his fall crushes the dragon to death. The dragon is supposedly the enemy of the sun and the moon, both in Eastern and Western mythology, and … Read more
The name "dragon" comes to us from the Greek word for seeing "derkein". The dragon is supposed to have unusually sharp vision in the physical, intellectual and psychic realms. In legends, it is known as a prophet; a riddler; and a guardian of temples, paradises, magic, and hidden treasures. Siegfried battled a dragon for immortality … Read more
Dragons were believed to live at the bottom of the sea (Water) or in deep caves of high mountains (Earth), where they guarded vast treasure hoards, very frequently of pearls and stones. Usually dwarves are looking after them in popular fairy tales. Chinese dragons do not typically guard treasures , but they are often kept … Read more
Water The dragon’s form arose from his particular power of control over the waters of the earth and gave rise to many of the attributes singled out by different peoples as the whole myth developed. The dragon was associated with clouds and believed to be a rainmaker. Its fire-spitting was reminiscent of lightning. Some people … Read more
Aka: Wyver, Lindworm, Lindorm, Wouive, Vouivre Element : Earth Description: two-legged dragon with two wings, a serpent’s head and the claws of an eagle. In modern images, they may have claws on the wings and a sting filled with poison on the end of its tail. The French Wyvern known as a Vouivre or Wouive, … Read more
Description: These are dragons which have neither legs nor wings Origin: Worms are known to be the first incarnations of dragons. They are linked to water and are omnipresent in most primitive cultures (Australia, Africa, Amazonia). Famous: the Lambton Worm. Lore : forests and wells and any dark place near water.
Description: double-headed serpent-dragons with heads at each end of its body. Its name means ‘goes both ways’ in Greek as it could reportedly stick one head inside the mouth of the other, and roll to where it wanted to go. Some pictures of this creature depict it as having feet, others just as a snake. … Read more