The Secret Life of Dragons - Part One

20 Settembre 2013

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    The Secret Life of Dragons - Part One




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    Here There be Dragons




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    In the world of fabulous creatures, the dragon is unique. No other beastie has appeared in such a rich variety of forms nor in so many places. Are they mythical, allegorical, or did they really exist?

    Among the oldest of mythological creatures, dragons appear in the traditions of many different cultures - back to the beginning of our time. He is often portrayed as the first creature to roam the universe just after the Creation. The Dragon is the frontier between our world and beyond!


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    In Europe, they are traditionally portrayed as ferocious brutes representing the evils fought by human beings, but in Asia, dragons are generally friendly creatures that ensure good luck and wealth.

    If you meet a dragon in Europe most likely you will end up scorched.
    Meet one in Asia and you may come away with a gift!


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    Are Dragons a Force of Nature?
    Or something else?




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    Ancient dragons, diverse in form and behaviour, appear from Western Europe across China and over the opposite side of the globe to America.

    Did dragons once represent a frightening forces of nature?

    Or are they real living beings, hiding still in deep wilderness or places where people can not, or dare not, venture.


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    Are Dragons an Extinct Species?
    A real creature, not mythical




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    Or perhaps dragons weren't mythical or symbolic at all. Are dragons an extinct species? These mystical creatures can sometimes be found today in watery haunts of the Southern hemisphere.

    The Celtic Saints were especially skilled at banishing and destroying water monsters and dragons, and perhaps the imagery is symbolic of the early struggle between Christianity and the older religions.

    The best known water monster is the one banished by Columba in the great lake at Ness in 565 CE.

    There is definitely something uncanny about Loch Ness, and it's been suggested that the area is a 'window area' for strange phenomena. What does this mean? Dragon lines, ley lines, ancient gods, aliens? Your guess is as good as mine.


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    Are Dragons really Comets?
    It's an interesting suggestion




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    Kukulkan ("Plumed Serpent", "Feathered Serpent") along northern stairway of El Castillo, Chichen Itza - Mexico




    Dragons were depicted as serpents with a head and a long body, and with wings to fly through the sky. Likewise, comets have a head and a long body and appear to fly through the sky.


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    The Feathered Serpent




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    The chief Mayan god was Kukulkan meaning "feathered serpent" and a feathered serpent is a perfect description of a comet. El Castillo in Chichen Itza served as a temple to Kukulkan. During the spring and autumn equinoxes the shadow cast by the angle of the sun and edges of the nine steps of the pyramid combined with the northern stairway and the stone serpent head carvings create the illusion of a massive serpent descending the pyramid.

    In Aztec mythology the feathered serpent was Quetzalcoatl, the inventor of the calendar and of books, the protector of goldsmiths and other craftsmen. Quetzalcoatl was also identified with the planet Venus and, as the morning and evening star, he was the symbol of death and resurrection.


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    Middle Eastern Dragons
    The Dragons of Babylon and Egypt





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    In Babylonian mythology, there was neither land nor living things, there were only two elements call Apsu and Tiamat.

    Apsu was male, the spirit of fresh water and the void in which the world existed.

    Tiamat was female, and a dragon, the spirit of salt water and of primeval chaos.

    In Egypt there was a constant battle between the serpent dragon, Apep and the sun god Ra.

    Each day, as Ra travels along the Nile with an escort of other gods, Apep attempts to obstruct the passage of the solar barge but is normally defeated and killed by Set. (Apep momentarily triumphs during an eclipse).

    The Sumerian legends are filled with the dragon, Kur, committing some great wrong against the gods and one of the deities appearing to vanquish him.


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    End Part One


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