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Post by Der Trommler on Jan 11, 2007 23:08:51 GMT -5
As foolish as some people think, how is it that Europe, Asia, & the America's all had pictures or paintings of some sort depicting dragons?
Fantastical as it may be, it may have been...or still be true! Scientists won't really touch down on it but some Archeologists seem to think that it may have been true. For me, I think they did exist at least at one time. It's sort of like the different types of Mythology that have many gods & stories but the religions die quickly when Christianity hits it's peak.
I wonder where these dragons may have been....Do you believe in dragons?
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Post by stormcat on Jan 12, 2007 19:52:23 GMT -5
Maybe they exist on another Plane.>^-.-^<
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Post by Der Trommler on Jan 12, 2007 20:14:30 GMT -5
I think so....but I also think they lived here on our world....
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Post by Silver on Feb 3, 2007 17:12:11 GMT -5
I think so....but I also think they lived here on our world.... I believe they existed at one point and died off like the dinosaurs I think it is just a matter of time before the skelton of one is found or the frozen carcass of one. |
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Post by tanath on Feb 3, 2007 21:16:28 GMT -5
i think they lived, breathed, ate, and died in this world at one time. rather they still live somewhere else or were all killed by or during medieval times i can't say. the number of stories of knights slaying dragons leads me to belive that at least a few were still living in this world.
the same also goes for unicorns. almost every culture has stories of unicorns of one kind or another. and again, they continue into medieval times and then stop.
either the medieval period managed to kill off all the magical creatures or they saw that it was time to leave this world for a safer one.
as for the skeleton or carcasses. if they left they could very well have taken their dead with them. it only makes sense if they wished to be forgotten and left alone. evidence of them would only lead people to search for them.
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Post by Silver on Feb 8, 2007 10:45:34 GMT -5
i think they lived, breathed, ate, and died in this world at one time. rather they still live somewhere else or were all killed by or during medieval times i can't say. the number of stories of knights slaying dragons leads me to belive that at least a few were still living in this world. the same also goes for unicorns. almost every culture has stories of unicorns of one kind or another. and again, they continue into medieval times and then stop. either the medieval period managed to kill off all the magical creatures or they saw that it was time to leave this world for a safer one. as for the skeleton or carcasses. if they left they could very well have taken their dead with them. it only makes sense if they wished to be forgotten and left alone. evidence of them would only lead people to search for them. Touche Tanath Touche |
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Post by Zowwiee ™ on Feb 8, 2007 16:15:06 GMT -5
ooooo I believe in dragons...but not in this world....
I dunno lol
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Post by Der Trommler on Feb 8, 2007 21:37:02 GMT -5
The symbolism from all over the world seems to dictate that there should be. Tales from Japan to Native Americans to Europeans....They all corroborate the story.
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Post by Senbecc on Feb 8, 2007 21:43:55 GMT -5
As foolish as some people think, how is it that Europe, Asia, & the America's all had pictures or paintings of some sort depicting dragons? Fantastical as it may be, it may have been...or still be true! Scientists won't really touch down on it but some Archeologists seem to think that it may have been true. For me, I think they did exist at least at one time. It's sort of like the different types of Mythology that have many gods & stories but the religions die quickly when Christianity hits it's peak. I wonder where these dragons may have been....Do you believe in dragons? While I do believe dragons exist in other worlds, I have always believed that what the people of these ancient cultures were finding were probably the fossilized bones of carnivorous Dinosaurs, or flying dinosaurs? I've always thought that if someone in ancient times found something like that they would probably want to find something like dragons to explain them...The only question IMO that remains is which came first? The Dragon or the fossil? |
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Post by tanath on Feb 8, 2007 23:11:16 GMT -5
i think that while fossils could explain some of it it can't explain all of it. whay are almost all dragons scaled? why not furry?
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Post by Senbecc on Feb 8, 2007 23:35:05 GMT -5
i think that while fossils could explain some of it it can't explain all of it. whay are almost all dragons scaled? why not furry? Hmm, good point...I suppose maybe because furry usually isn't very scary? It seems to me the dragon more often than not is rooted in the darker side of one's psyche, like the serpent is often portrayed. Also, they discovered a race of pygmy mammoths which had died out during the time of the early greeks...So who knows, maybe there was some race of flying dinosaur and we simply haven't found any remains yet... |
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Post by Der Trommler on Feb 9, 2007 9:48:52 GMT -5
Well, they have narrowed it to the point they think the 'dragon' was serpent-like. It breathed fire but they still have yet to present anything solid except the tales across the world depicting almost the same thing. While it could be just a tale that sparked across Asia & Europe, I find it hard to believe that Native Americans would catch onto such a tale & spin it the same way...which is why I really believe they existed.
I have WAY TOO much of an obsession with dragons!!!!
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Post by tanath on Feb 10, 2007 2:54:08 GMT -5
there are some pretty scary furry critters out there. just look as panthers and bears.
most cultures don't see the serpent as evil or bad. in most cultures they are elegant and honorable. in many cultures they are symbols of rebirth and balance. i think christianity played the biggest part in making the serpent a hated animal. it spread that view everywhere it went and it became the common wayof seeing things.
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Post by Der Trommler on Feb 10, 2007 11:08:27 GMT -5
there are some pretty scary furry critters out there. just look as panthers and bears. most cultures don't see the serpent as evil or bad. in most cultures they are elegant and honorable. in many cultures they are symbols of rebirth and balance. i think christianity played the biggest part in making the serpent a hated animal. it spread that view everywhere it went and it became the common wayof seeing things. Yeah, the whole Adam & Eve thing gave everyone a complex on serpents!!! Would explain why the Europeans had tales of dragons. How about Celtic Mythoi? Is there any depiction of dragons in there? I wonder....I need to do some research now! |
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Post by tanath on Feb 10, 2007 15:59:17 GMT -5
i'm not sure. the easiest way to tell would be to look at their art. it's also the most reliable way because that can't change over time (once it's created) the way stories can.
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