Western dragons are often considered evil fire-breathing beasts. Their reputation as evil may have been influenced by the demonization of the Church and their ability to breathe fire.
As promised, his eight easy ways to remember the Western Dragon:
1. Both Chinese dragons and Western dragons tend to live in water, especially in oceans and rivers. Apep and Tiamat are two examples of water inhabitants. Some are also believed to spew water, such as the French dragon Gargouille and the Devil Dragon from the Book of Revelations.
2. There is a theory that dragons evolved towards the ability to breathe fire due to a large internal bladder, or sac, filled with methane. The Dragon had a metal “flint” in its throat, and when it burped in self-defense it was able to ignite the methane and “breathe fire”.
3. Dragons have the ability to fly because their wings are huge and capable of lifting. Their frames are not made up of solid bones, but hollow and cartilaginous; lightweight, like plastic.
4. Like eastern or Chinese dragons, western dragons also have a reputation for being wise. Ancient Greek stories tell us that fortune tellers learned from dragons.
5. The common theme of a western dragon’s diet is animals such as sheep and goats, and also maidens (virgins). Perseus and Andromeda include this in their Greek Mythologies, and Hercules saved a maiden from a Dragon. Saint George (of Europe) also speaks of the sacrifices of maidens of Europe.
6. Dragons are great guardians. Ladon guarded the golden apples in Hesperides, and the Dragon of Tiamat guarded the sacred tablets. It was a dragon that protected Jason’s golden fleece, and Ladon protected Hesperides’s golden apples. So your dragon figures perched on a castle or your dragon holding a ball are probably western dragons.
7. Dragons were not only seen as guardians, but also truly greedy hoarders. There are mythical stories of greedy men who became western dragons.
8. In appearance, Western dragons have a long neck and tail, horned heads, scales like bulletproof vests, forked tongues, and varied colors. Their feet have claws.
Below are several categories of Western Dragon:
Host:
Dragons with feathers or feathers. Examples include the Egyptian dragon, Buto, and the South American dragon, Quetzlcoatl.
Duck:
An Old English term for a dragon. A fire-breathing dragon was called a fire dragon.
Tiller:
A Guivre has four legs, two wings.
Lindworm:
A dragon with two legs and without wings.
Wyrm:
a dragon without legs or wings, like a snake. Besides, this is the French name for Guivre.
Wyvern:
Represents pestilence and war. It has two wings and two legs. Common dragons will have two wings and four legs.
There are many great dragon stories; Are dragons real? The funny thing is that almost anyone can tell what they think a Dragon is, even if it only exists in Mythology. But many people can’t describe mitochondria … and we all have them!