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Wuwu
Minister of Pop

wuwu wrote:

Azriel wrote:
Damn I cant find anything abt this on the internet but bc of mistranslation and stuff too
But also
Mmm
I think it was a theory
Bc dragons r also like a mix of snakes, eagles and uh . Big cats
The western one at least
But bees , bc like , the honey is the pot of gold they protected, bc honey was valuable in ancient times
And a swarm of bees can like make the shape of a big creature

definitely a theory
also gold was like the most important thing back then its probably not a symbol for anything else

also how do u explain how its represented as a snake in lots of different cultures, in christianity the snake is a symbol for satan and stuff, in norse mythology u have midgardsormen, other mythology also have snake creatures and i think its likely the dragon came from various depictions of snake-like creatures
people just hate snakes i guess and portray them as evil, and the more "modern dragon" like creatures were just a mix of a bunch of animals because they were supposed to represent unbalance and bad stuff, they still have the reptilian features cause snakes are bad

Private
Minister of Pop

Azriel wrote:

wuwu wrote:

Azriel wrote:
Damn I cant find anything abt this on the internet but bc of mistranslation and stuff too
But also
Mmm
I think it was a theory
Bc dragons r also like a mix of snakes, eagles and uh . Big cats
The western one at least
But bees , bc like , the honey is the pot of gold they protected, bc honey was valuable in ancient times
And a swarm of bees can like make the shape of a big creature

definitely a theory
also gold was like the most important thing back then its probably not a symbol for anything else

also how do u explain how its represented as a snake in lots of different cultures, in christianity the snake is a symbol for satan and stuff, in norse mythology u have midgardsormen, other mythology also have snake creatures and i think its likely the dragon came from various depictions of snake-like creatures
people just hate snakes i guess and portray them as evil, and the more "modern dragon" like creatures were just a mix of a bunch of animals because they were supposed to represent unbalance and bad stuff, they still have the reptilian features cause snakes are bad

Yes yes and the world drakon also originally meant snake so yes its def derived from those but the bee rheory is still interesting ...

Pavlov
International star

Pavlov wrote:
viking age dragons kinda look like a horse, japanese dragons kinda look like a mix between a dog and an eel, and european dragons kinda look like a eagle horse wolf snake thing