Dragon Legend (Dragon Realm)

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The Chinese dragon has been transformed from an imaginary progenitor to a mascot from ancient times to the present. It represents the Chinese people's unrelenting and pioneering spirit of keeping pace with the times. Gervase of Tilbury (2006). Gerner, Dominique; Pignatelli, Cinzia (eds.). Les traductions françaises des Otia imperialia de Gervais de Tilbury par Jean d'Antioche et Jean de Vignay. Droz. p.470, note to 15 to Ch. CLXXXV. ISBN 9782600009164.

This is evidenced at the Wawel Cathedral, where several bones purported to belong to the Wawel Dragon hang outside the cathedral, but the fossils actually belong to a Pleistocene mammal. Ancient Chinese also referred to unearthed dinosaur bones as dragon bones and documented them as such. For example, Chang Qu in 300 BC documents the discovery of “dragon bones” in Sichuan. Cadmus fighting the Ismenian dragon (which guarded the sacred spring of Ares) is a legendary story from the Greek lore dating to before c. 560–550B.C. Greek dragons commonly had a role of protecting important objects or places. For example, the Colchian dragon watched the Golden Fleece and the Nemean dragon guarded the sacred groves of Zeus. [6] The name comes from the Greek "drakeîn" meaning "to see clearly". [7] Teng, "a flying dragon", "flying-dragon snake", "soaring snake", is a flying dragon in Chinese mythology.

In Welsh mythology, after a long battle (which the Welsh King Vortigern witnesses) a red dragon defeats a white dragon; Merlin explains to Vortigern that the red dragon symbolizes the Welsh, and the white dragon symbolizes the Saxons – thus foretelling the ultimate defeat of the English by the Welsh. The ddraig goch appears on the Welsh national flag. The account of St. Martha and the tarasque in the Golden Legend (LA) roughly correspond to the versions of the legend found in the pseudo-Marcella ("V"), and in Vincent de Beauvais's Speculum historiale ("SH"). [23] [24] [j] [k] are near contemporaneous works (late 12th and 13th century), with the pseudo-Marcella probably being the oldest, [25] and dating "between 1187 and 1212 or 1221". [26] The three texts LA, SH, and V are similar in content with only modest variations. [11]

This description is said to "correspond rather closely" to 17th and 18th century iconography in paintings and woodcuts and to the modern-day effigy. [11] Even the turtle-like carapaces ( Latin: parmae "shields") is attested in this c. 1200 piece of writing, [m] even though some commentators ventured it to be a 15th-century addition, created out of expedience to conceal the men carrying the beast's effigy paraded through town for the Pentecostal festivities. [40] Kaliya nag, from Indian mythology which was defeated by lord Krishna. It is said that Krishna did not kill the snake and left it. The Kaliya Nag is said to have more than 1000 fangs. Salomon, Richard G. (January–June 1962), "Aftermath to Opicinus de Canistris Saint Martha and the Dragon", Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes, 25: 137–146, doi: 10.2307/750550, JSTOR 750550

Gilmore, David D. (September 2008), " 'Tarasca': Ritual Monster of Spain", Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, 152 (3): 362–382, JSTOR 40541592, PMID 19831233 A dragon that is represented with a spiral tail and a long fiery sword-fin. Dragons were personified as a caring mother with her children or a pair of dragons. Much like the Chinese Dragon, The Vietnamese Dragon is a water deity responsible for bringing rain during times of drought. Images of the Dragon King have 5 claws, while images of lesser dragons have only 4 claws. The Chinese tradition includes a variety of different dragon types. Each is surrounded with a wealth of rich symbolism. The coiling dragon is said to live on the earth and not be able to fly to the sky. It is said that the coiling dragon can control time. LA" is the shorthand abbreviation used by Dumont, as compared "SH" for the Speculum Historiale version and "V" for the pseudo-Marcella version of the Life of St. Martha. These three texts are essentially similar. [11]

Mylius, Christian Friedrich (1818). Malerische Fußreise durch das südliche Frankreich und einen Theil von Ober-Italien (in German). Vol.2. Karlsruhe.

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Also known as Smok Wawelski, from Polish folklore, a dragon that lived in a cave on Wawel Hill on the bank of Vistula River in Kraków and was killed by a clever shoemaker's apprentice. Apalāla also known as "Naga King", is a water-dwelling dragon in Buddhist mythology and said to live near the Swat River. [20] The dragon was said to have converted to Buddhism. Winged Dragon – The fact that this dragon has wings is somewhat strange considering that most Chinese dragons are wingless. It is, however, a very significant type of dragon. It symbolizes rain and at times, floods. Many Philippine serpents were associated with swallowing the moon, with legends of Láwû, a serpent from Kapampangan mythology, Olimaw, a winged phantom dragon-serpent from Ilokano mythology and Sawa, a serpent monster from Tagalog and Ati mythologies