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Kio estas la origino de drakoj?
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Mistikaj estaĵoj multaj nomis ilin! Sendube, origino de drakoj estas unu demando, kiu konfuzigas scivoleman menson. Tial, nia teamo ĉe Scholars ark opiniis, ke necesas esplori la mitologion de drakoj.
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La vorto “drako” comes from the ancient Greek word “draconta,” signifo “to watch,” suggesting that the beast guards treasure, such as mountains of gold coins or gems. But this doesn’t really make sense because creatures as powerful as dragons surely doesn’t need to pay for anything, ĝuste? It’s probably more of a symbolic treasure, not for the hoarding dragon but instead a reward for the brave knights who would vanquish the evil beast.
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Dragons are one of the few monsters cast in mythology
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Fakte, Dragons are one of the few monsters cast in mythology primarily as a powerful and fearsome opponent to be slain. They don’t simply exist for their own sake; they exist largely as a foil for bold adventurers. Other mythical beasts such as trolls, elves and fairies interact with people (sometimes mischievously, sometimes helpfully) but their main role is not as a combatant.
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The Christian church created legends of righteous and godly saints battling and vanquishing Satan in the form of dragons. The most celebrated of these was St. George the Dragon Slayer, who in legend comes upon a town threatened by a terrible dragon. He rescues a fair maiden, protects himself with the sign of the cross, and slays the beast. The town’s citizens, impressed by St. George’s feat of faith and bravery, immediately convert to Christianity.
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Poste, veteran warriors “clad in bronze armor and armed with swords and shields ... emerge rapidly from the earth and stand in ranks according to the way in which the dragon’s teeth were sown.” Apparently these draconis dentatasoldiers are a quarrelsome lot and will turn on each other lacking a ready enemy, so if you plan to do this, be sure your adversaries are nearby.
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Scholars believe about the fire-breathing element of dragons
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Scholars believe that the fire-breathing element of dragons came from medieval depictions of the mouth of hell; ekzemple, art by Dutch painter Hieronymus Bosch, inter aliaj. The entrance to hell was often depicted as a monster’s literal mouth, with the flames and smoke characteristic of Hades belching out. If one believes not only in the literal existence of hell, but also the literal existence of dragons as Satanic, the association is quite logical.
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Dragons are among the most popular and enduring of the world’s mythological creatures.
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Dragon tales are known in many cultures, from the Americas to Europe, and from India to China. They have a long and rich history in many forms and continue to populate our books, films and television shows.
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It’s not clear when or where stories of dragons first emerged, but the huge, flying serpents were described at least as early as the age of the ancient Greeks and Sumerians. For much of history dragons were thought of as being like any other mythical animal: sometimes useful and protective, other times harmful and dangerous.
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The belief in dragons was based not just in legend but also in hard evidence, or at least that’s what people thought, long ago. For millennia no one knew what to make of the giant bones that were occasionally unearthed around the globe, and dragons seemed a logical choice for people who had no knowledge of dinosaurs.
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Kial fruaj civilizacioj disvolviĝis en rivervaloj?
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