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How to Train your Dragon
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- Duration: 4:21
- Published: 08 Aug 2011
- Updated: 20 Jul 2012
A glimpse of the show opening in Melbourne next March. RAW. See more at tennews.com.au
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Speed Painting A Dragon Again.
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- Duration: 5:02
- Published: 03 Oct 2007
- Updated: 20 Jul 2012
This one is about an hour in it's actual time. I time compressed it down to 4 minutes. Photoshop cs2, freehand drawing with the burn tool set to "highlights". The color mode with brush tool. Wacom INtuos 3 on Mac
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Man-Eating Dragon?
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- Duration: 2:49
- Published: 20 Feb 2008
- Updated: 20 Jul 2012
Was this Swiss bird-watcher killed and eaten by a group of Komodo dragons? Hunter and Hunted: Dragon King : SAT MARCH 1 9P et/pt : channel.nationalgeographic.com
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David Arkenstone - The Dragon's Breath
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- Duration: 3:28
- Published: 30 Jun 2007
- Updated: 20 Jul 2012
David Arkenstones The Dragon's Breath beautiful and calming music.
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Dragon's Dogma E3 Trailer
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- Duration: 3:26
- Published: 05 Jun 2011
- Updated: 19 Jul 2012
Dragon's DogmaTM is an exciting new franchise which redefines the action genre from the team that produced some of Capcom's greatest action games. Set in a huge open world, Dragon's Dogma offers an exhilarating and fulfilling action combat game with the freedom to explore and interact in a rich, living and breathing world. Alongside your party of three, you set out to track down and destroy a mysterious dragon. Your teammates fight independently of you, demonstrating prowess and ability they have developed based on traits learned over time from you and your actions. Dragon's Dogma offers a near endless opportunity to help develop partner characters to fight alongside you. With an epic story and incredible action, Dragon's Dogma is set to be one of Capcom's newest hit franchises. FEATURES • Highly Stylized Action Combat -- The creators of this game were responsible for the action hits -- Resident Evil® 4 and Devil May Cry® 4. • Fight with Ability -- The soul of combat comes down to how the game is played, where you strike the enemy, and how you react to their attacks. • Accessible Depth -- Bringing an unprecedented level of depth to the action genre, every decision has an effect on gameplay in an intuitive way that does not require micromanagement. The weight of your weapon, the material of your armor -- even the length of your legs -- plays a role in how you fight your battles, but does not interrupt the flow of the action. • Epic Adventure -- Dragon's Dogma is built from <b>...</b>
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How to Train Your Dragon Featurette
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- Duration: 2:27
- Published: 18 Feb 2010
- Updated: 19 Jul 2012
Dream Works upcoming movie How to Train Your Dragon will feature a whole host of mythical creatures. In this featurette Dream Works shows us the variety of dragons we can expect to see in the upcoming 3D movie. For all things 3D related visit www.3DGUY.tv All Rights Reserved. Copyright DreamWorks Animation, 2010.
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There Be Dragons - Official Trailer [HD]
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- Duration: 2:30
- Published: 24 Jan 2011
- Updated: 20 Jul 2012
Subscribe ow.ly | Facebook ow.ly | Twitter ow.ly Release Date: 6 May 2011 Genre: Biography | Drama Cast: Charlie Cox, Wes Bentley, Dougray Scott, Geraldine Chaplin Director: Roland Joffé Writers: Roland Joffé Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Plot: Arising out of the horror of the Spanish Civil War, a candidate for canonization is investigated by a journalist who discovers his own estranged father had a deep, dark and devastating connection to the saint's life.
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Bearded Dragon playing Ant Crusher
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- Duration: 0:57
- Published: 07 Nov 2011
- Updated: 19 Jul 2012
My Bearded Dragon showing her mad skills :) Get the Game! Ant smasher: bestcoolfungames.com Song: Nintendo - Super Mario Bros. Theme Song
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pete's dragon
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- Duration: 4:42
- Published: 09 May 2007
- Updated: 20 Jul 2012
pete's dragon I love you to
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Enter the Dragon
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- Duration: 94:31
- Published: 15 Dec 2011
- Updated: 01 May 2012
Recruited by an intelligence agency, outstanding martial arts student Bruce Lee participates in a brutal karate tournament hosted by the evil Han. Along with champions Roper and Williams, he uncovers Han's white slavery and drug trafficking ring located on a secret island fortress. In the exciting climax, hundreds of freed prisoners fight in an epic battle with Lee and Han locked in a deadly duel. ©1973 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS Cartoon Intro
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- Duration: 1:05
- Published: 14 Jan 2009
- Updated: 19 Jul 2012
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The Green Children - Dragons (Part II)
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- Duration: 4:10
- Published: 25 Aug 2010
- Updated: 19 Jul 2012
(c) 2010 Knightingale Entertainment. Song Written and Produced by The Green Children, Milla Sunde & Marlow Bevan. Buy on iTunes: tinyurl.com Directed by Mark DeLong: www.markdelong.com Lyrics... This morning I was climbing woods Like I heard, my mamma said I never should But I knew I'd rather fail and fall Then never have tried at all And now there's a Dragon in my room Heating up, like forty at noon My hair must have caught it in when I fell Caught up in pain I couldn't tell Now I'm falling with fever Don't get to close to my bed Cause I'm burning baby I'm hearing things in my head It's beating me up from inside I need more to save me Give me a place I can hide He's not leaving Is he ever going to let me go? I believe no-one ever seems to know Why I shiver when I open up my eyes Do they all think I am full of lies? So tell me what's come over me If my view is not what I see Fire on water is red and blue It all just reminds me of you I am falling with fever Don't get to close to my bed Cause I'm burning baby I'm hearing things in my head It's beating me up from inside I need more to save me Give me a place I can hide Don't get to close to my bed Cause I'm burning baby I'm hearing things in my head It's beating me up from inside I need more to save me Give me a place I can hide I lost my love, I wanna leave to meet him Please hold me back, you know I owe this to them Give me some ice or throw me in some water Slap me hard and shake my senses God make me strong, please help <b>...</b>
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Enter The Dragon (1973 Trailer)
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- Duration: 1:38
- Published: 07 Jan 2008
- Updated: 18 Jul 2012
Plot Summary: www.myxpitstop.com
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Flight of the Conchords Ep 7 'Albi the Racist Dragon'
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- Duration: 2:38
- Published: 30 Jul 2007
- Updated: 19 Jul 2012
In the Marmalade forest (forest), between the make believe trees, in a cottage cheese cottage! Lives Albie, (Albie,) Albie, (Albie,) Albie the Racist Dragon - Part Six... And so all of the villagers chased Albie the racist dragon, into a very cold and very scary cave. It was so dark and so scary there that Albie began to cry. Dragon tears, which as we all know turn into jellybeans! Just then, he felt a tiny hand on his tail, and he turned around and who should it be, but the badly burned Albanian boy from the day before. What are you doing? I thought I killed you! Grumbled Albie, quite racistly... No...no! Albie, you didn't kill me with your dragon flames. I crawled to safety, but I was left very badly disfigured... Laughed the boy. Why are you crying, Albie? Well, all the villagers chased me into this scary cave. I think it's because I'm soooo racist...get your hand off my tail. You'll make it dirty. They didn't chase you here because of your racism. They chased me here too when I became all disfigured like this. They just don't like us because... because we're different to them. And at that Albie cried a single tear which turned into a jellybean all the colors of the rainbow! And suddenly...Albie wasn't racist anymore!!! So they sat in the cave (the cave), and ate bubblegum pie (yum) Albie the racist, (Albie the racist,) Albie the racist (well, not anymore) dragon. Lyrics credit: whatthefolk.net
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Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Gameplay & Dragon Details
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- Duration: 2:35
- Published: 18 Apr 2011
- Updated: 18 Jul 2012
Get all the details on the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim story, gameplay, world & Dragons from the Game Director of the new RPG in this interview. IGN's YouTube is just a taste of our content. Get more: www.ign.com Want this week's top videos? Sign up go.ign.com
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Dragon Slayer
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- Duration: 8:11
- Published: 17 Feb 2007
- Updated: 19 Jul 2012
a ruthless dragon slayer kills a giant dragon. unfortunately, it was a mamma dragon... i didn't make this animation and don't take credit for it. check my profile for similar animations
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Komodo Dragons
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- Duration: 2:25
- Published: 24 May 2007
- Updated: 19 Jul 2012
Komodo dragon babies are hatching, and scientists at the Denver Zoo are making sure they get a head start on life. See all National Geographic videos: video.nationalgeographic.com
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Imagine Dragons - It's Time
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- Duration: 4:07
- Published: 18 Apr 2012
- Updated: 20 Jul 2012
Music video by Imagine Dragons performing It's Time. © 2012 Interscope Kid Ina Korner/Interscope Records Buy It Now! smarturl.it
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Dragon Age 2 Trailer - Destiny Extended
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- Duration: 2:47
- Published: 27 Aug 2010
- Updated: 19 Jul 2012
Experience the stunning directorial cut version of the new Dragon Age 2 "Destiny" trailer, featuring extended footage more blood, more story, more action.
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Dragon's Dogma: Official Reveal Trailer
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- Duration: 1:58
- Published: 12 Apr 2011
- Updated: 20 Jul 2012
Like dragons, swords, magic and griffins all in an open world setting? The new epic action game Dragon's Dogma may be up your alley. IGN's YouTube is just a taste of our content. Get more: www.ign.com Want this week's top videos? Sign up go.ign.com
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(Skyrim) Macho Dragon Mod
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- Duration: 3:14
- Published: 07 Jan 2012
- Updated: 20 Jul 2012
Dragons replaced with 'Macho Men'. Enjoy: skyrimnexus.com Non-nexus mirrors: www.megaupload.com www.mediafire.com www.fileserve.com
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Flight of the Conchords- Albi (racist dragon)
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- Duration: 3:21
- Published: 22 Jul 2006
- Updated: 20 Jul 2012
Flight of the Conchords performing their song "Albi."
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Amazing Dragon Illusion!
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- Duration: 0:54
- Published: 03 Sep 2010
- Updated: 20 Jul 2012
brusspup t-shirts! brusspup.spreadshirt.com Like me on Facebook: www.facebook.com The first time I saw this dragon illusion I thought it was fake. But after researching a little bit I quickly found out it's as real as it gets. You can print out the same dragon by clicking the link below www.grand-illusions.com The concept in this dragon illusion has been used many times over. It's a simple concept that reverses the head so that when you change the viewing angle the head appears to turn. The idea of this illusion can be used in many different ways, including by making a larger version. Imagine a dragon that stands 8 or 9 feet tall and as you walk around it, the head follows you. Credit goes to Jerry Andrus as the creator of this wonderful illusion.
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This article is about the legendary creature. For other uses, see Dragon (disambiguation).
 The "Ljubljana Dragon" in Ljubljana, Slovenia |
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A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that features in the myths of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and which is ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern mythologies, and the Chinese dragon, with counterparts in Japan, Korea and other East Asian countries.
The two traditions may have evolved separately, but have influenced each to a certain extent, particularly with the cross-cultural contact of recent centuries. The English word "dragon" derives from Greek δράκων (drákōn), "dragon, serpent of huge size, water-snake", which probably comes from the verb δρακεῖν (drakeîn) "to see clearly".[1]
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Name[link]
The word dragon entered the English language in the early 13th century from Old French dragon, which in turn comes from Latin draconem (nominative draco) meaning "huge serpent, dragon," from the Greek word δράκων, drakon (genitive drakontos, δράκοντος) "serpent, giant seafish", which is believed to have come from an earlier stem drak-, a stem of derkesthai, "to see clearly," from Proto-Indo-European derk- "to see" or "the one with the (deadly) glance." The Greek and Latin term referred to any great serpent, not necessarily mythological, and this usage was also current in English up to the 18th century.
Morphology[link]
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A dragon is a mythological representation of a reptile. In antiquity, dragons were mostly envisaged as serpents, but since the Middle Ages, it has become common to depict them with legs, resembling a lizard.
Dragons are usually shown in modern times with a body like a huge lizard, or a snake with two pairs of lizard-type legs, and able to emit fire from their mouths. The European dragon has bat-type wings growing from its back. A dragon-like creature with no front legs is known as a wyvern.
Comparative mythology[link]
Further information: Chaoskampf, Sea serpent, Proto-Indo-European religion#Dragon or Serpent, and Serpent (Bible)
The association of the serpent with a monstrous opponent overcome by a heroic deity has its roots in the mythology of the Ancient Near East, including Canaanite (Hebrew, Ugaritic), Hittite and Mesopotamian. The Chaoskampf motif entered Greek mythology and ultimately Christian mythology, although the serpent motif may already be part of prehistoric Indo-European mythology as well, based on comparative evidence of Indic and Germanic material. It has been speculated that accounts of spitting cobras may be the origin of the myths of fire-breathing dragons.[2]
Although dragons occur in many legends around the world, different cultures have varying stories about monsters that have been grouped together under the dragon label. Some dragons are said to breathe fire or to be poisonous, such as in the Old English poem Beowulf.[3] They are commonly portrayed as serpentine or reptilian, hatching from eggs and possessing typically scaly or feathered bodies. They are sometimes portrayed as having especially large eyes or watching treasure very diligently, a feature that is the origin of the word dragon (Greek drakeîn meaning "to see clearly").[4] Some myths portray them with a row of dorsal spines. European dragons are more often winged, while Chinese dragons resemble large snakes. Dragons can have a variable number of legs: none, two, four, or more when it comes to early European literature.
Dragons are often held to have major spiritual significance in various religions and cultures around the world. In many Asian cultures dragons were, and in some cultures still are, revered as representative of the primal forces of nature, religion and the universe. They are associated with wisdom—often said to be wiser than humans—and longevity. They are commonly said to possess some form of magic or other supernatural power, and are often associated with wells, rain, and rivers. In some cultures, they are also said to be capable of human speech. In some traditions dragons are said to have taught humans to talk.
Narratives about dragons often involve them being killed by a hero. This topos can be traced to the Chaoskampf of the mythology of the Ancient Near East (e.g. Hadad vs. Yam, Marduk vs. Tiamat, Teshub vs. Illuyanka, etc.; the Biblical Leviathan presumably reflects a corresponding opponent of an early version of Yahweh). The motive is continued in Greek Apollo, and the early Christian narratives about Archangel Michael and Saint George. The slaying of Vrtra by Indra in the Rigveda also belongs in this category. The theme survives into medieval legend and folklore, with dragon slayers such as Beowulf, Sigurd, Tristan, Margaret the Virgin, Heinrich von Winkelried, Dobrynya Nikitich, Skuba Dratewka/Krakus. In Biblical myth, the archetype is alluded to in the descendants of Adam crushing the head of the Serpent, and in Christian mythology, this was interpreted as corresponding to Christ as the "New Adam" crushing the Devil.
The blood of a slain dragon is depicted as either beneficient or as poisonous in medieval legend and literary fiction. In German legend, dragon blood has the power to render invincible skin or armor bathed in it, as is the case with Siegfried's skin or Ortnit's armor. In the Slavic myth, the Earth refuses it as it is so vile that Mother Earth wishes not to have it within her womb, and it remains above ground for all eternity. The blood of the dragon in Beowulfhas acidic qualities, allowing it to seep through iron. Heinrich von Winkelried dies after the blood of the dragon slain by him accidentially drips on him.
Near Eastern and European[link]
Greek mythology[link]
Main article: Dragons in Greek mythology
In Ancient Greece the first mention of a "dragon" is derived from the Iliad where Agamemnon is described as having a blue dragon motif on his sword belt and an emblem of a three-headed dragon on his breast plate.[5] However, the Greek word used (δράκων drákōn, genitive δράκοντοϛ drákontos) could also mean "snake". Δράκων drákōn is a form of the aorist participle active of Greek δέρκομαι dérkomai = "I see", derkeîn = "to see", and originally likely meant "that which sees", or "that which flashes or gleams" (perhaps referring to reflective scales). This is the origin of the word "dragon". (See also Hesiod's Theogony, 322.)
In 217 A.D., Flavius Philostratus (Greek: Φλάβιος Φιλόστρατος)[6] discussed dragons (δράκων, drákōn) in India in The Life of Apollonius of Tyana (II,17 and III,6–8). The Loeb Classical Library translation (by F.C. Conybeare) mentions (III,7) that “In most respects the tusks resemble the largest swine’s, but they are slighter in build and twisted, and have a point as unabraded as sharks’ teeth.”
According to a collection of books by Claudius Aelianus (Greek: Κλαύδιος Αιλιανός)[7] called On Animals, Ethiopia was inhabited by a species of dragon that hunted elephants. It could grow to a length of 180 feet and had a lifespan rivaling that of the most enduring of animals.[8]
European[link]
European dragons exist in folklore and mythology among the overlapping cultures of Europe. Dragons are generally depicted as living in rivers or having an underground lair or cave.[9] They are commonly described as having hard or armoured hide, and are rarely described as flying, despite often depicted with wings.
European dragons are usually depicted as malevolent though there are exceptions (such as Y Ddraig Goch, the Red Dragon of Wales).
Slavic dragon[link]
Main article: Slavic dragon
In Slavic mythology, the words “zmey”, "zmiy" or "zmaj" are used to describe dragons. These words are masculine forms of the Slavic word for "snake", which are normally feminine (like Russian zmeya). In Romania, there is a similar figure, derived from the Slavic dragon and named zmeu. Exclusively in Polish and Belarusian folklore, as well as in the other Slavic folklores, a dragon is also called smok (смок, цмок, smok). In South Slavic folklores, the same thing is also called lamya (ламйа, ламjа, lamja). Although quite similar to other European dragons, Slavic dragons have their peculiarities.
Russian dragons usually have heads in multiples of three. Some have heads that grow back if every single head isn't cut off. In Ukraine and Russia, a particular dragon-like creature, Zmey Gorynych, has three heads and spits fire. According to one bylina, Zmey Gorynych was killed by bogatyr Dobrynya Nikitich.
Other Russian dragons (such as Tugarin Zmeyevich) have Turkic names, probably symbolizing the Mongols and other nomadic steppe peoples. Accordingly, St George (symbolizing Christianity) killing the Dragon (symbolizing Satan) is represented on the coat of arms of Moscow. Some prehistoric structures, notably the Serpent's Wall near Kiev, have been associated with dragons.
Ancient India[link]
In the early Vedic religion, Vritra (Sanskrit: वृत्र (Devanāgarī) or Vṛtra (IAST)) "the enveloper", was an Asura and also a "naga" (serpent) (Sanskrit: नाग)[10] or possibly dragon-like creature, the personification of drought and enemy of Indra. Vritra was also known in the Vedas as Ahi ("snake") (Sanskrit: अहि),[11] and he is said to have had three heads.
The Life of Apollonius of Tyana by Flavius Philostratus:[12] contains a long detailed description of India heavily infested with dragons, but this does not correspond with modern Indian belief, and likely not with Indian belief as it was in his time, whether Apollonius invented this story, or whether he believed someone else who told him it.
Persian[link]
Aži Dahāka is the source of the modern Persian word azhdahā or ezhdehā اژده ها (Middle Persian azdahāg) meaning "dragon", often used of a dragon depicted upon a banner of war. The Persians believed that the baby of a dragon will be the same color as the mother's eyes. In Middle Persian he is called Dahāg or Bēvar-Asp, the latter meaning "[he who has] 10,000 horses." Several other dragons and dragon-like creatures, all of them malevolent, are mentioned in Zoroastrian scripture. (See Zahhāk).
Jewish[link]
In Jewish religious texts, the first mention of a dragon-like creature is in the Biblical works of Job (26:13), and Isaiah (27:1) where it is called Nachash Bare'ach, or a "Pole Serpent".[13] This is identified in the Midrash Rabba to Genesis 1:21 as Leviathan from the word Taninim (תנינים) "and God created the great sea-monsters."[14] In modern Hebrew the word Taninim is used for Crocodiles but this is a 20th century usage unconnected with the original Biblical meaning.[citation needed]
In later Biblical texts, the Book of Isaiah, the Book of Job, and Psalm 89 refer to a sea-demon called Rahab (not to be confused with Rahab, the woman of Jericho mentioned in the Book of Joshua). Isaiah 51:9 equates this Rahab with a dragon or monster. "Rahab" is the English transliteration of רהב (reb) with the several meanings: pride, a mythical sea-monster, or Egypt (as an emblematic name).[15] In the Douay-Rheims version, translated via Medieval Latin from the Vulgate, the word reb is rendered "the proud one" in Isaiah 51:9 and Job 26:12 and "the power of the sea" in Psalm 88:10 (Psalm 88 is equivalent to Psalm 89 in other versions due to different verse numbering in the Vulgate). The connection between the sea-monster and "Leviathan the serpent" is made in Isaiah 27:1.[16]
In Jewish astronomy this is also identified with the North Pole, the star Thuban which, around 4,500 years ago, was the star in the Draco constellation's "tail".[13] However this can also have been either the celestial pole or the ecliptic pole. The ancient observers noted that Draco was at the top of the celestial pole, giving the appearance that stars were "hanging" from it, and in Hebrew it is referred to as Teli, from talah (תלה) – to hang.[17] Hebrew writers from Arabic-speaking locations identified the Teli as Al Jaz'har, which is a Persian word for a "knot" or a "node" because of the intersection of the inclination of the orbit of a planet from the elliptic that forms two such nodes. In modern astronomy these are called the ascending node and the descending node, but in medieval astronomy they were referred to as "dragon's head" and "dragon's tail".[18]
The Merthyr Synagogue features a dragon on the front gable.[19]
East and Southeast Asian[link]
Chinese dragon[link]
Main article: Chinese dragon
In China, depiction of the dragon (traditional:龍;simplified:龙) can be found in artifacts from the Shang and Zhou dynasties with examples dating back to the 16th century BC.[20] Archaeologist Zhōu Chong-Fa believes that the Chinese word for dragon is an onomatopoeia of the sound thunder makes.[21] The Chinese name for dragon is pronounced "lóng" in Mandarin Chinese[20] or "lùhng" in the Cantonese.[22] Sometime after the 9th century AD, Japan adopted the Chinese dragon through the spread of Buddhism.[20] Although the indigenous name for a dragon in Japanese is tatsu (たつ?), a few of the Japanese words for dragon stem from the Chinese word for dragon, namely, "ryū" (りゅう?) or "ryō" (りょう?) (traditional:龍;simplified:竜).[20] The Vietnamese word for dragon is "rồng" (hán tự:龍) and the Korean word for dragon is "ryong" (hangul:용) (hanja:龍).
The Chinese dragon (simplified Chinese: 龙; traditional Chinese: 龍; pinyin: lóng) is the highest-ranking animal in the Chinese animal hierarchy, strongly associated at one time with the emperor and hence power and majesty (the mythical bird fenghuang was the symbol of the Chinese empress), still recognized and revered. Its origins are vague, but its "ancestors can be found on Neolithic pottery as well as Bronze Age ritual vessels."[23] Tradition has it composed of nine different animals, with nine sons, each with its own imagery and affiliations. It is the only mythological animal of the 12 animals that represent the Chinese calendar. 2012 is the Chinese year of the Water Dragon.
Japanese[link]
Main article: Japanese dragon
Japanese dragon myths amalgamate native legends with imported stories about dragons from China, Korea and India. Like these other Asian dragons, most Japanese ones are water deities associated with rainfall and bodies of water, and are typically depicted as large, wingless, serpentine creatures with clawed feet. Gould writes (1896:248),[24] the Japanese dragon is "invariably figured as possessing three claws".
Vietnam[link]
Vietnamese dragons (Vietnamese: rồng or long 龍) are symbolic creatures in the folklore and mythology of Vietnam. According to an ancient creation myth, the Vietnamese people are descended from a dragon and a fairy. To Vietnamese people, the dragon brings rain, essential for agriculture. It represents the emperor, the prosperity and power of the nation. Like the Chinese dragon, the Vietnamese dragon is the symbol of yang, representing the universe, life, existence, and growth. Extant references to the Vietnamese Dragon are rare now, due to the fierce changes in history that accompanied the sinicization of the Nguyễn Dynasty.
Java[link]
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- Link to read 'id:Naga Jawa' translated into English
The Javanese Dragon (Naga Jawa in Javanese) is a creature of mythology, the world serpent[disambiguation needed 
] of traditional Javanese mythology. It is a derivative from the Hindu Shiva with Javanese animism. In a wayang theater story a snake (Nāga) god named Sanghyang Anantaboga or Antaboga is supposedly as a guardian deity in the bowels of the earth. The Javanese dragon is described as a figure of a giant magic snake without, and wearing a crown on his head. Sometimes the Javanese Dragon is depicted wearing earrings and a necklace of gold jewelry. Unlike the Chinese Dragon and European Dragon, the Javanese Dragon Java looks very unique and special because it wears a crown like a king and had no legs. Compare with the Chinese dragon which has four legs and horns on its head, and the European dragon which is like a giant long-necked lizard with wide wings.[25][26]
Modern depictions[link]
In the early 20th century sculpture of the Norwegian artist Gustav Vigeland, inspired by Medieval art, dragons are a frequent theme—as symbols of sin but also as a nature force, fighting against man.
Dragons and dragon motifs are featured in many works of modern literature, particularly within the fantasy and science fiction genres. Prominent works depicting dragons include J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter novels, and Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern.
The popular role playing game system Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) makes heavy use of dragons, and has served as inspiration for many other games' dragons. Though dragons usually serve as adversaries, they can be either good or evil, with their alignment being determined by their color (species). For example, a red dragon is evil and breathes fire.
Some modern pseudo-biological accounts of dragons give them the generic name Draco, although the generic name Draco is used in real-world biology for a genus of small gliding agamid lizard. An infectious disease called Dracunculiasis, caused by infection with the Guinea worm which grows up to 3 feet (0.91 m) long before emerging from its host, also derives its name from dragons (literally "infestation with little dragons"), based on the burning pain experienced by sufferers.
Some creationists believe that dragons of mythology were actually dinosaurs, and that they died out with other creatures around the end of the ice age.[27][28]
Animals that may have inspired dragons[link]
Nile crocodiles, today very restricted in range, were in ancient times occasionally found in Southern Europe, having swum across the Mediterranean. Such wayward crocodiles may have inspired dragon myths.[9] Skeletons of whales, as well as dinosaur and mammalian fossils may have been occasionally mistaken for the bones of dragons and other mythological creatures; for example, a discovery in 300 BC in Wucheng[disambiguation needed ], Sichuan, China, was labeled as such by Chang Qu.[9][29] Adrienne Mayor has written on the subject of fossils as the inspiration for myths in her book The First Fossil Hunters,[30] and in an entry in the Encyclopedia of Geology she wrote: "Fossil remains generated a variety of geomyths speculating on the creatures' identity and cause of their destruction. Many ancient cultures, from China and India to Greece, America, and Australia, told tales of dragons, monsters, and giant heroes.."[31] In Australia, stories of such creatures may have referred to the land crocodiles, Quinkana sp., a terrestrial crocodile which grew to 5 to possibly 7 metres long, or the 4 tonne monitor lizard Varanus priscus (formerly Megalania prisca) a giant carnivorous goanna that might have grown to 7 metres, and weighed up to 1,940 kilograms, or rainbow serpents (possibly Wonambi naracoortensis) that were part of the extinct megafauna of Australia.[32] Today the Komodo monitor lizard Varanus komodoensis is known in English as the Komodo dragon.
In the book An Instinct for Dragons[33] anthropologist David E. Jones suggests a hypothesis that humans just like monkeys have inherited instinctive reactions to snakes, large cats and birds of prey. Dragons have features that are combinations of these three. An instinctive fear for these three would explain why dragons with similar features occur in stories from independent cultures on all continents. Other authors have suggested that especially under the influence of drugs or in dreams, this instinct may give rise to fantasies about dragons, snakes, spiders, etc., which would explain why these symbols are popular in drug culture.
Another explanation to the folklore dragons does however not rely on human instinct, but on the assumption that fossil remains of dinosaurs gave rise to similar speculations all over the world.[citation needed]
Cartography[link]
There is a widespread belief that earlier cartographers used the Latin phrase hic sunt dracones, i.e., "the dragons are here", or "here be dragons", to denote dangerous or unexplored territories, in imitation of the infrequent medieval practice of putting sea serpents and other mythological creatures in blank areas of maps. However the only known use of this exact phrase is in the Latin form "HC SVNT DRACONES" on the Lenox Globe (ca. 1503–07).[34]
Another map that contains dragons is the one of Bishop Olaus Magnus's. The Carta Marina map of Scandinavia (1539) has many monsters in the northern sea, as well as a winged, bipedal, predatory land animal resembling a dragon in northern Lapland.
See also[link]
References[link]
- ^ Δράκων, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, at Perseus project
- ^ Cohen, Daniel (1989). The encyclopedia of monsters. Michael O'Mara Books, Limited. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-948397-94-3.
- ^ The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. 1 by MH Abrams (1999), 6th Ed.
- ^ Wiktionary.org
- ^ Drury, Nevill, The Dictionary of the Esoteric, Motilal Banarsidass Publ., 2003 ISBN 81-208-1989-6, p.79, , books.google.com
- ^ Ελλήνων δίκτυο. ΛΗΜΝΙΑ ΓΗ. Retrieved June 5, 2011, from http://hellinon.net/NeesSelides/Limnos.htm
- ^ Η φυσιογνωμία ενός λαού θεμελιών. Μύθοι για την Ελιά. Retrieved June 5, 2011, from http://www.etwinning.gr/projects/elia/muthoi.htm
- ^ Theoi.com
- ^ a b c Ørmen, Torfinn (2005) (in Norwegian). Drager, mellom myte og virkelighet (1st ed.). Oslo: Humanist forlag A/S. pp. 252. ISBN 978-82-90425-76-5.
- ^ naga का मतलब हिंदी में. Retrieved June 5, 2011, from http://dict.hinkhoj.com/shabdkosh.php?word=naga
- ^ अहि का मतलब अंग्रेजी में. Retrieved June 5, 2011, from http://dict.hinkhoj.com/meaning-of-%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF-in-english.html
- ^ Flavius Philostratus, The Life of Apollonius of Tyana, translated by F. C. Conybeare, volume I, book III. chapters VI, VII, VIII, 1921, pp. 243–247.
- ^ a b p. 233, Kaplan
- ^ Freedman, Rabbi Dr. H. (translation), Simon M., editor, Midrash Rabbah: Genesis, Volume one, The Soncino Press, London, 1983, p. 51.
- ^ Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Rahab (lexicon entry)". The NAS Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon. http://www.biblestudytools.com/lexicons/hebrew/nas/rahab-2.html. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
- ^ "Isaiah 51, note 4". New American Bible. Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc.. 1991. http://www.usccb.org/nab/bible/isaiah/isaiah51.htm#foot4.
- ^ p. 1670, Jastrow ref to Genesis 38:14, Y.Sot.I 16d (bot.)
- ^ p. 235, Kaplan
- ^ Kadish, Sharman (2006) Jewish Heritage in England: an architectural guide. Swindon: English Heritage ISBN 1-905624-28-X; p. 203
- ^ a b c d A to Z Photodirectory of Japanese Buddhist Statuary. Retrieved June 5, 2011
- ^ People's Daily On-line (2001), Chinese Dragon Originates From Primitive Agriculture: Archaeologist. Retrieved June 5, 2011.
- ^ Caihua Guan. English-Cantonese Dictionary: Cantonese in Yale Romanization.
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| David Arkenstone | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1952-07-01) July 1, 1952 (age 59) Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Genres | New Age, Celtic folk music, Trance, Ambient |
| Instruments | Guitar, mandolin, drums, percussion, flutes, fretless bass, piano, keyboards, DAW |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Narada (1987–present) |
| Website | David Arkenstone.com |
David Arkenstone is an American New Age musician. His music is primarily instrumental, with occasional vocalizations. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 1, 1952. He has three children—Quillon, Dashiell and Valinor—with his first wife, Julie.[1][2] His second wife was Diane Arkenstone, also a musician.[3]
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After moving from Chicago to California at the age of ten,[4] he was involved in various high school bands playing guitars and keyboards, playing baseball in his spare time. He studied music in college and started a progressive rock band named after himself, but he soon discovered the music of Kitaro and was heavily influenced by it. Arkenstone was influenced by writers such as J. R. R. Tolkien and Ian Fleming, and grew up listening to bands like Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Deep Purple and Yes, as well as listening to classical music.[1]
Arkenstone went solo and found his own sound in New Age music. Arkenstone says that has been greatly aided by technology: "Technology has produced some wonderful tools for making music. The computer allows me to fully orchestrate my pieces and really fine tune them."[5] His music is primarily instrumental. His albums, often fantasy themed, often come packaged with literature and art. He worked with fantasy novel writer Mercedes Lackey on a few of his albums.[6] Arkenstone and his ex-wife, Diane, created their own record label called Neo Pacifica. In addition to releasing their own music on the label, they have included other bands such as Earth Trybe, Enaid, and the Marquis Ensemble.[1]
He has also composed music for television; channels such as the History Channel, the Discovery Channel and NBC Sports include his music. He has also written music for trailers and film soundtracks, including the independent film PRISM,[7] as well as computer game soundtracks such as World of Warcraft, Lands of Lore 2 and 3, Blade Runner, Earth and Beyond, and Emperor: Battle for Dune; he also features on 20 Years of Narada Piano.
Arkenstone earned three Grammy nominations for his work: In the Wake of the Wind in 1992,[8] Citizen of the World in 2000,[9] and Atlantis in 2004.[10]
Arkenstone has learned to play a large variety of musical instruments including the bouzouki, mandolin, guitar, bass guitar, harp, cello, flute, electronic keyboards, piano, Turkish saz, pennywhistle, melodica and pan pipes. He also plays drums and percussion and has performed some vocalizations on his albums.[1]
Arkenstone is also involved in the band Troika; their sound is similar to his solo work. The band members like to remain anonymous, although the compositions are credited to Arkenstone.
His theme "The Journey Begins / Kyla's Ride" was used for the FIFA World Cup France '98 broadcastings intro by the Mexican television network TV Azteca.
He signed with Domo Records and re-released the album Echoes of Light and Shadow in 2010.
Arkenstone was a member of the composing team who developed the music for Blizzard Activision's World of Warcraft videogame'sCataclysm expansion. Along with Arkenstone, the team consists of Derek Duke, Glenn Stafford, and Neal Acree.[11]
Discography[link]
Main article: David Arkenstone discography
References[link]
- ^ a b c d "David Arkenstone Biography". http://www.musicianguide.com/biographies/1608003468/David-Arkenstone.html. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ^ Arkenstone, David. Liner notes. Citizen of Time. CD. Narada, 1990.
- ^ "Westlake musician plays with heart". http://www.theacorn.com/news/2002-11-28/Community/023.html. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ^ "Ambient Visions Presents an Interview with David Arkenstone". http://www.ambientvisions.com/davidarkenstone.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ^ "About David Arkenstone". http://www.davidarkenstone.com/about.html. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ^ "Mercedes Lackey – The Official Website". http://www.mercedeslackey.com/am_music.html. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ^ "PRISM BLOG: Setting the tone". 2006-07-19. http://prismmovie.com/2006/07/setting-tone.html. Retrieved 2008-05-10.
- ^ "Other Grammy Nominees". LA Times. 1992-01-10. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/61555684.html?dids=61555684:61555684&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jan+10%2C+1992&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Other+Grammy+Nominees&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ^ "The Nominees for the Grammy Awards". SFGate. 2000-01-05. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/01/05/DD36893.DTL&type=music. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ^ "Grammys edge toward hipness". Journal Sentinel. 2004-12-07. http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=282216. Retrieved 2008-08-17. [dead link]
- ^ Russell Brower (panel moderator) (23 October 2010). Blizzard Sound panel discussion, Blizzcon (Television broadcast). Anaheim, California: Blizzard Entertainment/DirecTV.
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