This is the final part of my series on dragons. Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 – Part 5 – Part 6 Korean Mythology Korean dragon or yong has many similarities to the Chinese dragon. They are generally benevolent beings related to water and agriculture, and bringers of rain and … More Are Dragons Evil, Part 7 – Korean and Vietnamese
Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 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 – usually, control over water, rainfall, hurricane and floods. Dragon is also a symbol of … More Are Dragons Evil, Part 5 – Chinese
Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 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 seen as evil, a bad omen, and preying on livestock. They are also greedy, guarding hoards … More Are Dragons Evil, Part 4 – Germanic and West European
Part 1 – Part 2 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 also used. Word “zmaj” is actually a masculine form of zmija, or “snake” – thus displaying dragons’ origins as snakes. … More Are Dragons Evil, Part 3 – Slavic
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