Whose Dragon Is It Anyway?
Legends and stories about dragons can be found in almost every country in the world. It’s hard to guess why. Maybe this mythological monster existed in reality, or maybe we humans, regardless of race and nation, are so similar that even our fantasies are about the same things. Can you place the dragons in the correct countries?
Cornelis van Haarlem. Two Followers of Cadmus devoured by a Dragon. 1588/National Gallery. London/Wikimedia commons
This dragon had the head of a snake perched on a thin neck, a split tail with a sting, a scaly body, the front legs of a lion, the hind legs of a bird of prey, and a tail like a scorpion. It was the spawn of universal darkness and served as the Supreme God’s watchdog. Do you know which culture it came from?
