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 Sep 27 2006, 01:55 PM
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the images that the word conjures up is amazing. in different cultures around the world dragons have always played a very significant role. from the europeans to the asians even the south and central americans, dragons have fascinated and dominated a lot of their folklore. i am not a sociological scientist so i will not claim that i know a lot about dragon folklore or their possible existence in the real world, but i must say that i have always found myself intreagued by creatures that are conventionally looked down apon. most reptiles, insects and many other creatures, for no fault of their own are found un-appealing to humans. most of the time its for good reason. genetically we are hardwired to be afraid/weary of creatures that can harm us like snakes/ spiders /bees etc. this is a very valid weariness that we have for these creatures. in our scriptures and folklore, these creatures have been used metophorically to pass on some moral message or the other. many times they have been shown in extremely poor light just to strengthen the moral message. its mostly due to this that most creatures that we 'culturally' don't like are the ones that play 'bad' parts in the play of scriptures.
anyway back to dragons, most cultures that i know of have stories involving dragons. they were descibed as fire breathing beasts that could fly. they were solitary and were definetely reptilian. the fire-breathing may or may not have been a fallacy. the rest of the features can be seen in living reptiles today. the dragonlike head on most monitor/iguana/gecko lizards are so reminescent of the pictorial depictions that we have all seen of dragons. the flying lizards of south and east asia are a living example of how uncomplicatedly lizards can glide using very competent aerodynamics. the 'jesus lizard' or the bascillisc lizard of south america can actually run on water. i'm not kidding, really run on water, on two hind limbs, its crazy, you have to look that up. the komodo dragon of indonesia is probobly closest in demeanor and behavior as any dragon that we might have grown up on. the mystery of the dark caves in secluded mountains that the dragon lived in or the deep cavernous deapths of the ocean out of which it came out of, thinking about the the mythical dragon has always held me spellbound. |
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Sep 27 2006, 03:57 PM
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..what?
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Sep 27 2006, 04:08 PM
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I used to be fascinated with dragons. They used to be one of my specialties when I first began drawing. When I started drawing Fantasy Comics (which I don't do anymore) I had plans of the hero having to slay some dragon as in any typical fantasy story.
Whats so bad is even though a lot of cultures admire the dragon, does the African culture mention Dragons? Damn Minus 5 black points for me. 
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Sep 27 2006, 04:30 PM
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 Don't worry guys, size doesn't matter...to lesbians Group: Member Posts: 2,444 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 85,066 |
^that's because their evil mythical creatures were based on black mambas, or other dangerous snakes.
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Sep 27 2006, 04:38 PM
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so you're high?
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Sep 27 2006, 06:15 PM
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 roosternamedingo. Group: Member Posts: 1,211 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,926 |
A blue dragon was my middle school mascot... =]
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Sep 27 2006, 07:08 PM
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dragons are neato. well the chinese ones are. hehe, chinese new year dragons...they used to scare the
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Sep 27 2006, 08:37 PM
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Don't worry guys, size doesn't matter...to lesbians Group: Member Posts: 2,444 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 85,066 |
yeah...wyrm dragons
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Oct 1 2006, 06:56 PM
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QUOTE(just another teenage dirtbag @ Sep 27 2006, 4:38 PM)  so you're high? .....you are the only, THE ONLY person to say anything about that........weirdo! lol. j/k. anyways, dragons were portrayed as the bad evil creatures to help to emphasyze the importance and the strength and courage of the hero in the story. the hero was usually a mortal and portrayed as a young but very strong couragous person. these stories were told to help inspire the people hearing the stories to become stronger and never give up no matter happens......anyways, i read that in a magazine. too much typing for this. i'm done now. |
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Oct 1 2006, 07:02 PM
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Priscilla Group: Member Posts: 141 Joined: Sep 2006 Member No: 463,856 |
^Very true.
I love dragons. I've got a thing for reptiles, I dunno. But they're also interesting mythical creatures. |
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Oct 1 2006, 07:04 PM
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 skaters gonna skate. Group: Official Member Posts: 6,861 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 6,336 |
I agree with you to the fullest.
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Oct 1 2006, 07:52 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 1,480 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 444,349 |
wait are dragons real?
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Oct 1 2006, 08:00 PM
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 Parce que c'est comme ça chéri Group: Member Posts: 47 Joined: Jun 2004 Member No: 25,661 |
 It seems you've put quite an interesting amount of thought into this...But I wish dragons were real and I had one as a pet/friend (if they're smart...) Another thing have you read Eragon? It's an awesome book and I want a dragon like that!:biggrin: |
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