Are Dragons Evil, Part 6 – Japanese
Much of Japanese dragon mythology is an amalgamation of native legends with those from China, Korea and India. The style of dragon was heavily influenced by the Chinese dragon. Japanese […]
Are Dragons Evil, Part 5 – Chinese
Chinese dragons are typically portrayed as long, scaled, serpentine creatures with four legs. Dragon is yang, and complements a yin fenghuang (phoenix). Dragons traditionally symbolize potent and auspicious powers – […]
Are Dragons Evil, Part 4 – Germanic and West European
Germanic and Norse Mythology In German and Norse mythology dragons typically appear as monstrouous serpents, sometimes with wings and legs but more often as just giant snakes. These dragons (lindworms) […]
Are Dragons Evil, Part 3 – Slavic
In Slavic languages, dragon is called “zmaj” (Croatian, pronounced as “zmay”) or variations thereof – zmej (Russian), zmij (Ukrainian), smok (Belarussian, Polish), though variations on draco (drak, drakon etc.) are […]
Are Dragons Evil, Part 2 – Ancient Mediterranean and Middle East
Greek Mythology Dragons in Greek mythology are ambivalent. They are very often antagonists, but are much less often outright evil. Greek Dracones usually guarded a sacred spring, grove or golden […]
Are Dragons Evil, Part 1 – Introduction and Bible
Introduction “Are dragons evil” is a question which is important for many religious people, but may also interest those who are not religious as well. And since mythology is the […]
Western and Eastern dragons – mythology, similarities and differences
(repost from my old tumblr blog) Introduction First thing that has to be considered here is that image of dragons evolved through time. Much like Chinese dragons, Western dragons in […]
