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<blockquote data-quote="Roman" data-source="post: 2974393" data-attributes="member: 1845">What exactly are dragons? How would you define them? It seems to me that almost every culture is said to have 'dragons' as part of its mythology/legends or religios/supernatural beliefs. These creatures, however, vary hugely. They are as disparate as Germanic/Anglosaxon coloured dragons, Slovak dragons (giant multiheaded creatures whose numbers of heads come in multiples of 3 or 7 and usually breathe fire), Chinese dragons and dragons of various other cultures (some turtle shaped ones, for example). So what is it that connects these creatures that they are all called dragons? What makes a dragon a dragon?It seems to me: 1) They are all giant 2) They are all reptilian 3) They are all fantastic creatures, not just larger versions of existing creatures The above does not really seem like a sufficient connection though... So... how would you define a dragon and connect the creatures in various cultures that are generally regarded as dragons?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Roman, post: 2974393, member: 1845"] What exactly are dragons? How would you define them? It seems to me that almost every culture is said to have 'dragons' as part of its mythology/legends or religios/supernatural beliefs. These creatures, however, vary hugely. They are as disparate as Germanic/Anglosaxon coloured dragons, Slovak dragons (giant multiheaded creatures whose numbers of heads come in multiples of 3 or 7 and usually breathe fire), Chinese dragons and dragons of various other cultures (some turtle shaped ones, for example). So what is it that connects these creatures that they are all called dragons? What makes a dragon a dragon? It seems to me: 1) They are all giant 2) They are all reptilian 3) They are all fantastic creatures, not just larger versions of existing creatures The above does not really seem like a sufficient connection though... So... how would you define a dragon and connect the creatures in various cultures that are generally regarded as dragons? [/QUOTE]

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