Dragons

Dragons are awesome, amazing creatures. I figured that I should give them some mention, and I remembered some really cool myths related to them. I hope that you enjoy it!

Dragons

The Earliest Dragon

The earliest thing like a dragon is probably Kur, from Sumaria. Kur carried off a goddess, and one of the gods slayed him. Sound like the familiar Dragon story? Damsel in distress, dragon, knight?


The Chinese Dragon

The Chinese were a lot friendlier with their dragons. They had their dragon at festivals, and they had dragons ruling over water and wind. The dragon was in the sky, in the number 9, and even in some of their idioms! (Hoping one's son will become a dragon)


The Greek Dragon

The Hydra was one of the labors of Hercules. He spewed poisonous gas, had nine heads, and one of those heads breathed fire. Hercules initially cut off the Hydra's heads, but then, whenever a head was cut off, two heads sprouted out. The way that Hercules defeated it was beheading it, then sealing the neck with a torch.


The European Dragon

The Europeans feared their dragons, and they were the ones that continued that nonsense about dragons eating maidens. They even wrote on their inaccurate maps at the end of their world: "Here, there be Dragons". Dragons aren't that bad.


The Modern Day Dragon. 

 Today, people are beginning to realize the noble creatures that dragons are. Dragons might just collect things, like glass or shoes. Dragons might be just from another place, where things are different. One thing is for sure: Some form of dragon must have existed somewhere. They are just too embedded in our conscious to be otherwise. 
Keep believing!

DragonDawn