
Song Review – The Dragon is Withered by Clamavi de Profundis
Note: version reviewed here will be the final version, not the preliminary one The song starts out in a slow and calm manner, with what appears to be a classical […]
I am born and live in Croatia. Interests include history, especially military history, as well as fantasy and mythology.
Note: version reviewed here will be the final version, not the preliminary one The song starts out in a slow and calm manner, with what appears to be a classical […]
Definition Generally, when differentiating fantasy from science fiction, a very simple key is used: if it is pre-modern, it is fantasy, and if it is futuristic, it is science fiction. […]
This is the final part of my series on dragons. Korean Mythology Korean dragon or yong has many similarities to the Chinese dragon. They are generally benevolent beings related to […]
Much of Japanese dragon mythology is an amalgamation of native legends with those from China, Korea and India. The style of dragon was heavily influenced by the Chinese dragon. Japanese […]
Originally posted on A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry:
This is the first part of a three part (II, III) discussion of an idea I am going to term (borrowing from…
Chinese dragons are typically portrayed as long, scaled, serpentine creatures with four legs. Dragon is yang, and complements a yin fenghuang (phoenix). Dragons traditionally symbolize potent and auspicious powers – […]
Germanic and Norse Mythology In German and Norse mythology dragons typically appear as monstrouous serpents, sometimes with wings and legs but more often as just giant snakes. These dragons (lindworms) […]
In Slavic languages, dragon is called “zmaj” (Croatian, pronounced as “zmay”) or variations thereof – zmej (Russian), zmij (Ukrainian), smok (Belarussian, Polish), though variations on draco (drak, drakon etc.) are […]
Greek Mythology Dragons in Greek mythology are ambivalent. They are very often antagonists, but are much less often outright evil. Greek Dracones usually guarded a sacred spring, grove or golden […]
Introduction “Are dragons evil” is a question which is important for many religious people, but may also interest those who are not religious as well. And since mythology is the […]