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A 10 page overview of dragons. The author distinguishes between Eastern and Western dragons noting that while in the West dragons are typically regarded as evil and something to be eradicated, Eastern dragons are most often revered. Morphology and function differs radically, however, even among eastern dragons. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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File: AM2_PPdragon.rtf
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Those mythical beasts we know as dragons have varied significantly both in their form and disposition between culture and time period. While Western cultures most often
view as a dangerous beast to be abolished from the face of their earth by our mythological heroes, Asian cultures predominantly regard dragons as a beneficial and benevolent being to
be treasured and nourished (Mason, 1999). Dragons have played a predominant component in Asian tradition since the earliest recorded history of these cultures. The earliest recorded reference to
dragons in Chinese history, for example, is 3000 BC (Lekka, 2003). The Chinese dragons have become symbols not only of wealth and power but also of "happiness, immortality, procreation,
fertility, and activity" (Lekka, 2003). Crystalinks.com (2003) further expounds on the meaning of the dragon noting that the Chinese dragon symbolizes:
"power and excellence, valiancy and boldness, heroism and perseverance, nobility and divinity. He is energetic, decisive, optimistic, intelligent and ambitious....beautiful, friendly, and
wise". In all the Chinese consider dragons friendly creatures. They are viewed much as
other cultures view leprechauns, elves, and even angels. They have also become symbols of superiority both among individuals and among cultures and were used extensively in designing architecture and
ceremonial wear alike. Chinas emperor, in example, is noted for the use of some nine dragons in the decoration of his brocade alone (Lekka, 2003). The Asian view
of dragons, however, is far from uniform. In the Middle East, for example, dragons are viewed more along the lines that they are in Western cultures. In the
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