DRAGONS

This article is about the legendary creature. For other uses, see Dragon (disambiguation). The "Ljubljana Dragon" in Ljubljana, Slovenia Stone carving of Chinese dragons at a temple in Fuzhou, China Carved imperial dragons at Nine-Dragon Wall, Beihai Park, BeijingA dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that feature in the myths of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern mythologies, and the Chinese dragon, with counterparts in Japan, Korea and other East Asian countries. The two traditions may have evolved separately, but have influenced each to a certain extent, particularly with the cross-cultural contact of recent centuries. The English word "dragon" derives from Greek δράκων (drákōn), "dragon, serpent of huge size, water-snake", which probably comes from the verb δρακεῖν (drakeîn) "to see clearly

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