Why do so many cultures have dragon legends? - Timothy J. Burbery
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DownloadFrom the Chinese Loong to the Filipino Bakunawa,
the Scottish Beithir to the Greek Hydra,
dragons have inflamed imaginations for millennia.
Their ubiquity across world mythology has led many scholars to ponder
their possible origins.
Could it be that tales of dragons were crafted
to make sense of violent weather events like storms or tornadoes?
Did ancient peoples interpret volcanic eruptions
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The planet Earth and all the people, animals, and things living on it. It can also refer to a specific area of human activity or interest.
Describes something that exists in or is caused by nature, rather than being made or changed by humans. It can also refer to someone's innate abilities or a relaxed, normal way of behaving.
Something is ancient if it belongs to a time in the very distant past, usually thousands of years ago. It can also describe something that is extremely old or no longer modern in a more general sense.
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"Did ancient peoples interpret...?"
"myth of Cadmus who, according to legend, defeated a fierce water dragon"
"geology of the regions where they originated"
"tales of dragons were crafted to make sense of violent weather events"
"it's believed that some tales might be tied"
"some tales might be tied"
"Could it be that tales of dragons were crafted to make sense of violent weather..."
"In Australia, for instance, researchers followed the clues in an ancient Indigen..."
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