Among the oldest of mythological creatures, dragon folklore has been incorporated into cultures dating back to the beginning of time. The dragon appears in numerous forms and many local traditions have been created around them. The myth of the dragon arose from stories that identified who or what had power over the waters of the earth. Believed to reside at the bottom of the sea, where they guarded vast treasures, the dragon's breath was credited with creating rain clouds, thunder, and lightning, hence the fire-breathing monster. This power gave the dragon some control over the destiny of mankind.

The dragon appeared to be created from parts of various creatures, explaining the wide diversity of looks in our gallery of dragon statues. The typical dragon - if there is one - has an eagle's feet and wings, a lion's forelimbs and head, fish's scales, an antelope's horns and a serpentine form of a trunk and tail. Many myths intimate that the dragon is considered an evil power, the result of the unnatural union of an eagle and a she-wolf.

The dragon was the enemy of the sun and the moon, both in Eastern and Western mythology, and is believed to be responsible for eclipses. According to the myth, the dragon is attempting to swallow one of the heavenly bodies when an eclipse occurs. The dragon was also the natural enemy of man and his death became the ultimate goal. Because of this, there are innumerable battles between dragons and gods, saints and knights. It was written that Hercules encountered and killed the dragon Ladon while fulfilling his eleventh labour and Scandinavian literature has Beowulf being slain by a dragon.

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