Can Dragons Fly? Find out Here!

Hi all and welcome to Spirit’s blog. Today is Monday, I would like to stick to some kind of routine with these blog posts, so today I’m going to be telling you about dragons.

Dragons are or were large reptile like creatures. The myths about them are very different depending on the region of the world the myth originated in. The western world around the Middle Ages believed these creatures to be aggressive, winged, four legged, fire breathing monsters. Whereas in the same time period the eastern world believed dragons to be four legged, snake like, and possess high intelligence.

In ancient Mesopotamia there are tales and artistic depictions of dragons. There are tales of storm gods being the only ones who could slay a dragon. In Babylon they had a particularly popular dragon called Mushussu. This creature was a hybrid of a dragon, a feline and an eagle. The Mushussu was named a sacrificial animal by Marduk (the patron god of the city of Babylon and later leader of pantheon) and his son Nabu (patron god of literacy, arts and wisdom). Marduk was beaten by Tiamat ( the goddess of the salt sea), whom as you could guess took on the form of a dragon. The Babylonians likened the Mushussu to the constellation Hydra.

Ancient Egyptian belief held that their god Apep (Apophis) took on a dragon like form. They believed Apep to be the nemesis of Ra…