Tag archives for Dragons
Dragonology
The moment I looked into those crystal-clear blue eyes, I was spellbound. I had to have him. Warm, wet tears streamed down my cheeks when my parents would not buy…
Dragon
Few creatures of folklore and mythology conjure up the mental images of the dragon. Also known as wurm, wyrm and firedrake, these mercurial creatures pervade almost every pantheon of classical…
Physiology of Mythological Dragons
General Features Venom and Fire Nearly all the types of dragons are attributed with breathing out clouds of venom, though there are some cases within the types of a venomless…
What is a Dragon?
Summary This essay aims to give a basic idea of what a dragon is. It is split into two main sections. The first deals with the problems of defining dragons,…
Dragon Types from Fiction
Dracos Nobilis (from the Discworld books by Terry Pratchett) These dragons only exist if you believe in them. Though there have been individual occurrences of these dragons appearing, the main…
The Dragon
Description & Definition of Chinese Dragons In the Far East, the dragon managed to retain its prestige and is known as a beneficent creature. The Chinese dragon, lung, represented yang,…
Chinese Dragons
There are many ways to organize all of the Chinese dragons. In the oriental tradition of opposites, the dragon is correlated with the masculine yang power while the phoenix, the…
The 4 Dragons: A Chinese Tale
Once upon a time, there were no rivers and lakes on earth, but only the Eastern Sea, in which lived four dragons: the Long Dragon, the Yellow Dragon, the Black…
Types of Chinese Dragons
There are nine major types of Chinese dragons These include the horned dragon, the winged dragon, the celestial dragon (which supports and protects the mansions of the gods), the spiritual…
Astrology – 2000 the year of the dragon
1904 - Wood Dragon 1916 - Fire Dragon 1928 - Earth Dragon 1940 - Metal dragon 1952 - Water dragon 1964 - Wood Dragon 1976 - Fire Dragon 1988 -…
Celestial Chinese Dragon
The Celestial Chinese Dragon is comparable as the symbol of the Chinese race itself. Chinese around the world, proudly proclaim themselves "Lung Tik Chuan Ren" (Descendents of the Dragon). Dragons…
The Chinese Dragon: „LUNG”
According to ancient texts the dragon was a creature with a pair of antlers like the one of a deer, a camel head, the eyes of a hare, and the…
‘Dragons in The World of Eld
Dragons: In the old days, when the Gods were still young, they created dragons, to help them travel the world in a comfortable way. In their creation, they where all…