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Fire Dragons

Monday, September 21st, 2009

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When most of think of dragons, we tend to imagine them as huge creatures that breath fire. That is the image and concept that most people have of dragons. There is a great deal of symbolism in the fire dragon, especially among the Chinese culture. Calling someone a fire dragon means they move from being very calm and easy going to furious and outraged. It means people tend to walk on egg shells around them because their moods are so unpredictable.

In the Chinese history, the fire dragon is a very serious force to mess with. This is also reflected in the people that fall into the behaviors of fire dragons. It is said in the Chinese culture that they are their own worst enemy. Of all the dragons in the Chinese literature, the fire dragon is the most dangerous. Not only to other people and the surroundings but to their own self destruction.

In history and myths, it is the ability of a dragon to breath fire that makes it so mysterious and also so powerful. This is a way for it to ward of enemies and to protect itself. Many people only dream of being powerful enough to be able to get their enemies to run for cover. That is why they may find they look up to the dragon and closely identify with it.

There is no evidence to suggest that fire dragons, or any dragons for that matter, actually existed. They are believed to be an image that was developed in regards to snakes, dinosaurs, and even other smaller reptiles. Yet this concept of the fire dragon has continued to be passed along for centuries. It is more prevalent in some cultures than it is in others.

There is no shortage of books, artwork, and stories about fire dragons. Some of them portray them as mythical creatures that were very wise. Yet the succumbed to the fears of the villagers. They also fell victim to various hunters who wanted to be recognized for destroying them. In other aspects though the fire dragon is portrayed as something evil and to be feared. There is definitely a mystery that surrounds them even still today though.

When we think of dragons, most of us imagine them as huge creatures that breathe fire. That is the image and concept that most people have of dragons.

There is a great deal of symbolism in the fire dragon, especially in Chinese culture. Calling someone a fire dragon means they move quickly from being calm and easy-going to furious and outraged. It means people tend to walk on egg shells around them because their moods are so unpredictable.

In Chinese history, the fire dragon is a very serious force to be reckoned with. That is represented by the people that fall into the behaviors of fire dragons. It is said in traditional Chinese culture that they are their own worst enemy.

Of all the dragons in Chinese literature, the fire dragon is the most dangerous. Fire dragons are dangerous not only to other people and the surroundings but to themselves as well. They tend toward self destruction.

In history and myths, it is the ability of a dragon to breath fire that makes it so mysterious and also so powerful. Breathing fire allows the dragon to ward off enemies and to protect itself.

Many people dream of being powerful enough to be able to cause their enemies to run for cover. That is why they may find they look up to the dragon and closely identify with it.

There is no evidence to suggest that fire dragons, or any dragons for that matter, actually existed. They are believed to be an image that developed from beliefs about or memories of snakes, dinosaurs, and even other smaller reptiles.

Yet this concept of the fire dragon has been passed down for centuries in cultures around the world. It is more prevalent in some cultures, of course, than in others.

There is no shortage of books, artwork, and stories about fire dragons. Some of them portray fire dragons as mythical creatures that were very wise. Yet the dragons succumbed to the fears of the villagers. They also fell victim to various hunters who wanted to be recognized for destroying them.

In other stories, though, the fire dragon is portrayed as something evil and to be feared. There is definitely a mystery that still surrounds dragons, even today.