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one of the most complex have widely interpreted symbols; in the West is mainly destructive force, evil; in the East — force creative and favorable man. The English word comes from the Greek dragon, “snake”; in Latin, draco means both “dragon” and “snake”. In Christian culture, it is a mythical beast with a stinking breath and scaly body, lion claws, bat-like wings, and forked tongue and tail; the dragon is a symbol of death, darkness and the devil as a serpent that brought man into sin: the art often depicts the Archangel Michael with a dragon at his feet, also St. George, piercing the dragon with a spear, which symbolizes the victory of good over evil; similarly, the dragon on the chain means defeated evil, often his tail is tied with a knot, since there is a belief that, like Scorpio, the dragon has his power in the tail.
Despite this characteristic, kings and emperors chose the dragon as their symbol. The dragon symbol was brought to Britain by the Romans, who carried its image on their banners; the ancient Britons made the dragon their symbol of struggle against the Saxon invaders; the Celts it symbolized the ability to inspire terror and invincibility, and hence — independence. The national symbol of Wales is the red dragon of the Welsh hero of the 7th century Cadwallader (on the Welsh flag the red dragon is depicted on a green and white field); Henry VII adopted the red dragon to emphasize his origin from the Cadwallader. On the city coat of arms of London” supporters ” of the shield are two dragons, which reminds of the beliefs that once lived in the Thames Dragon guarding the city.
In the East, the “winged serpent” has a cosmic, supernatural power; dragons protect treasures, they serve as symbols of fertility and strength. In China, this creature has the greatest spiritual power, a symbol of life and light; the emblem of the Chinese Imperial family is the Golden dragon. According to the Eastern horoscope, the dragon is the luckiest sign. In 1988, the year of the Dragon, Chinese parents ignored the law prescribing to give twins different names, and called them sons of the dragon.
Part II. “DRAGONFIRE»
(About the love Dragons and love Dragons,
a brief systematization of the facts,
as well as unconfirmed and unconfirmed hypotheses)1. Dragons can love.
1. Dragons can love.
Dragons know how to love for real!
Do You know what real love… …a Dragon?
If not, you may be lucky.
2. Dragon love never has anything to do with his hatred.
They never go into each other.
And can exist in parallel, without interfering with each other.
3. Dragons in love are funny.
And monstrous.
4. Love the Dragon always requires passion and continual stress.
It’s not compatible with habit.
Habit and contentment make love Dragons in a completely different sense. Or maybe she’s just dying.
And sometimes I wish she just died…
5. Loving dragons — even the most ugly Ones-are beautiful !
But we often do not have the power to feel and think ugly lovers Dragons — the most ugly…
6. Dragons Of high Eras are distinguished by love for the beautiful (including elements of the tragic, funny, ugly, etc.) and hatred for everything mediocre.
Sometimes this hatred is expressed in quite aggressive forms.
7. Dragon love is not compatible with ownership or possession.
Dragon love is a constant renewal, game, conquest, uncertainty and hope.
The feeling of becoming someone’s property and chain turn the love of the Dragon hated the service.
And at times, hated this service has a dark and terrible consequences.
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