looking for some info on dragons

[Bonnie's Dragon <3]

wells im still kinda new to this whole thing so could you guys/girls fill me in about what dragons are like etc etc ;D thank you =)

[terro]

That can go in a lot of directions. Dragons exist very differently in the Oriental, European, African and South American mythos.

In all these the similarities are that Dragons representatives of what a society idealizes most, and always stands as either a great power or great challenge. In Europe, Dragons represent physical power in their size and battle prowess as well as a great amount of affluence with their hordes of gold and jewelry. In the Orient, Dragons represent very great age and immense wisdom and are in possession of great artifacts and ancient teachings. In Africa and South America Dragons usually are depicted as gods to be worshipped and made sacrifice to in order to appease them.

[Bonnie's Dragon <3]

o.o;;;;; wow thank you ^^ got any info on Oriental-type dragons?

[terro]

Usually oriented with the water element, these dragons who appear very much like water serpents are usually defined in origin by the number of toes. The Japanese tradition states that older and greater dragons have less toes as they migrate from China over to Japan, and the Chinese tradition states the opposite, older and greater Dragons have more toes that grow as they age and migrate over from Japan to China.

Oriental Dragons when depicted can be identified as male or female depending on which claw is raised. Most depictions will have a male dragon raising the right claw, females raising the left. They will usually clutch a scepter or orb in the raised claw.

[non-sequitur aeon]

They may also be associated with a long standing flow of energy such as a river or leyline