Myths about dragons
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Myths about dragons
9.99 €
How do you picture a dragon? Winged, scaly, with long claws, a spiked tail, and certainly fire-breathing, like the Targaryen dragons from J.R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. But the Chinese believe it has the head of a camel, the eyes of a demon, the antlers of a stag, the neck of a snake, the feet of a tiger, the claws of an eagle, and 117 scales of a carp. Myths and legends about dragons have woven a fiery web across the world: these creatures appear in Scandinavian sagas and Russian epics, in chivalric romances and the myths of Ancient Greece, in the works of Marco Polo, and even in the Bible. This book invites you to embark on a great and perilous journey around the world in the footsteps of dragons. You'll visit Ancient China, the birthplace of wise dragon patrons, and Pre-Columbian America, where the Feathered Serpent, the creator of humanity, was worshiped. You'll also explore the "Golden Age" of ancient Greek heroes and the "Dreamtime" of the Australian Aborigines. You'll also witness the exploits of famous dragon slayers: Hercules and Saint George, Sigurd and Dobrynya Nikitich.
You'll learn how Medusa lost her shell and bones after angering the sea dragon Ryujin, how the serpent god of the Mesoamerican Indians, Quetzalcoatl, created humans from his blood, how the fairy Melusine, half-woman and half-snake, became the founder of a royal dynasty, and how the red dragon became the national symbol of small but proud Wales.
What does the biblical Leviathan look like and what does it symbolize? What do the Scandinavian Fafnir and Tolkien's Smaug have in common? And what other legendary dragons populate ancient legends from around the world and modern pop culture? You'll learn about this and much more in this book, and the color and black-and-white illustrations will complement this captivating course in dragonology!
You'll learn how Medusa lost her shell and bones after angering the sea dragon Ryujin, how the serpent god of the Mesoamerican Indians, Quetzalcoatl, created humans from his blood, how the fairy Melusine, half-woman and half-snake, became the founder of a royal dynasty, and how the red dragon became the national symbol of small but proud Wales.
What does the biblical Leviathan look like and what does it symbolize? What do the Scandinavian Fafnir and Tolkien's Smaug have in common? And what other legendary dragons populate ancient legends from around the world and modern pop culture? You'll learn about this and much more in this book, and the color and black-and-white illustrations will complement this captivating course in dragonology!
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