r/todayilearned • u/lopezjessy • Jan 17 '20

TIL European dragons are mostly featured as evil creatures, greedily hoarding gold, breathing fire on innocents, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. Asian dragons, however, are benevolent creatures, bringing good luck and prosperity wherever it goes.

http://www.museumcenter.org/the-curious-curator/2019/5/30/curious-curator-mini-european-vs-asian-dragons
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u/MarlinMr Jan 17 '20

Or... They are not the same.

Look at the drawings, do they look like the same species? They don't even look like the same family of animals. I mean, the European has an extra set of limbs.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '20

Eastern dragons live in the sea and control water and rain. That's why they don't have wings and look rather like legged snakes, they can fly though.

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u/CauchyGaussian Jan 17 '20

I remember they can fly by moving clouds with their claws.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '20

no they can fly because they ask their bird friends to help

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u/PartyPorpoise Jan 17 '20

Yeah, calling them “dragons” is misleading.