In Chinese mythology, dragons are powerful and benevolent beings responsible for rain, clouds, storms and lightning. (Pixabay pic) Dangerous but wise. Ancient but powerful. These are just some of the ...

Johann Jakob Scheuchzer was a Swiss physician who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries. In addition to medicine, he was also quite interested in travel. One of his travel accounts deals with the ...

Dragons have been part of mankind’s myths since the beginning of civilization itself. The first such legend dates back to Ancient Sumer during the 4th or 3rd millennium B.C.E. Those mythical animals ...

The premiere of HBO’s prequel to Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon will undoubtedly bring more attention to the ferocious dragon. Two-legged or four, fire-breathing or shape-shifting, scaled or ...

DRAGONS are consistently breathtaking creatures of great power in myths around the world, across cultures and geographies. There is, however, a great difference between how dragons are characterized ...

Mythology implicates cosmic battles between good and evil. What then is the medical malpractice myth? According to Tom Baker, a professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law, the myth is ...

Dragons represent flying terror to some and magical friends to others. Meet both good and bad dragons in the following apps. (Free)* — DragonVale is a peaceful game ...

From treasure-hoarding wyrms to wise serpent guardians, dragons appear in myths and fairy tales across every culture. Their forms and powers reveal how humanity shaped its most enduring legend ...