Dragon history is universal throughout the world's ancient cultures. So where exactly did this world-wide concept originate?

According to many, the dragons of legend are strangely like actual creatures that have lived in the past. They are much like the great reptiles or dinosaurs, which inhabited the earth long before mankind appeared.


Where are all these accounts of dragon history?

Actually, it starts with the Bible, the most widely published book in history. In the Bible, the dragon is symbolic for the Devil or the Serpent who was supposedly an fallen angel who rebelled against God and described as pure evil. With this belief being globally widespread and accepted, almost all dragons were presumed to be associted with or were thought to be evil beings . This is a concept commonly held among Christianity and other mainstream biblical religions. Of course, dragon history is by no means limited to the Bible. Dragon accounts from China, Europe, the Middle East, and ancient Latin America share similar accounts of "dragons" and other beasts.

Some cultures had reverence and respect for these creatures. In many ancient Chinese cultures, the dragons are worshipped and associated with being protectors and bringers of good luck and fortune. In other cultures, it was the norm to hate these beings. There are numerous records of warriors killing great beasts in order to establish credibility in a village. Gilgamesh, Fafnir, Beowulf and other famous legends, including the mythology of Egypt, Greece and Rome, include specific descriptions of dragons and other dinosaur-like creatures. However, not everyone stereotypes the dragon as being a horrible, ugly or evil monster. There are many cultures out there today who revere the dragon as a creature of wisdom, nobility and beauty. And of course, there are some people who have dragons as spiritual guides of enlightenment particularly those of Shamanistic faith.

So when it comes to the existence of dragons, the evidence lies right in front of us. Although they may not have been huge fire-breathing winged creatures who horded treasure and gold, they were in the form of huge carniverous lizards which can be proven by scientific fact and paleotology. We refer to in modern day terms as "dinosaurs". Dinosaurs are noting more than real dragons...just with a different name and slightly different features. But on the flip side of the coin, who's to say that there doesn't exist any huge fire-breathing winged creatures who horde treasure and gold? There are so many undiscovered possibilities out there in this world.