Dragons are also part of our culture

The Dragons They are the protagonists of the classic animated film, How to train your dragon, but they are also found in our world, represented in many cultures in very diverse ways. Then we tell you some anecdotes about how these Mythological beings They leave the screen to enter our culture.

Dragons in general are mythological beings represented over the years by different cultures, especially in Eastern countries where the divinity of the dragon was closely linked to the Emperors figure as in the case of China.

In Westernand it has also been a very represented element but whose symbology varies notoriously. For example, in the Roman empire, dragons are beings that represent wisdom and power, in addition to being augury of good fortune, turning these winged beings into very dear beings by the population. In the Christian culture, there are multiple fables on caves where dragons live and keep the treasures stolen from ancient civilizations, so their symbology is more negative, representing the greed and evil.

In Spain We have these mythological beings in different myths and decorative works, for example the fight between San Jorge and the Dragon, being a simple representation of the fight against evil. You can see this great sculpture on the facade of the Amatller house in Barcelona.

In the Canary Islands There is also a very beautiful legend about dragons, in which they are linked to one of their most recognizable native trees, The Drago. A tree that according to the legend first grew from the drops of blood of the 100 heads that guarded the Hesperides garden, a garden of the goddess Hera where gold apples were born.

There are a multitude of myths and legends that precisely the creation of sculptures and architectural elements that refer to dragons, in this post we only want to remind them that not only in the anime or fiction movies appear dragons but is a mythological being that has accompanied us for several centuries.

If you are also as fan of dragons as we are, we leave you a selection of the best Parody dragon t -shirts with a lot of style.

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