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[quote=ELCABRON                ,10793]Comparison Western-Eastern Dragons:It is intresting that many cultures had independent ideas about dragons. Around my birthplace many castles have dragon decorations and there is a mountain called Dragon Mountain (LungShan;-). But the difference is that in China dragons are believed to be good and here they are supposed to be mean.In both countries dragons are able to fly - around Europe they are thought to have wings, in China they do it without.We have one quite famous legend called Niebelungen Saga,which taked place around the Dragons Mountain. The hero called Siegfried kills the evil dragon to take a bath in his blood, which makes his skin "weaponsproof". Except one spot, where a leaf landed on his back while taking the bath (like the weak point of Achilles). In the end he gets betrayed and killed by a friend.Maybe you remember the movies Lord of the Rings, there you see the western evil dragons - must be strange to Chinese culture where dragons are supposed to be good.[/quote]

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