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    Dragons Along the Silk Road...and Beyond
    Dragons Along the Silk Road...and Beyond
    Dragons Along the Silk Road...and Beyond
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    Dragons Along the Silk Road...and Beyond

    By Eilis Flynn and Jacquie Rogers

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    An overview of dragon myths and legends around the world, from the Hollywood stories (TV and movies), to the Mesoamerican legends, to the dragons of Asia.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEilis Flynn
    Release dateMay 18, 2018
    ISBN9780463834947
    Dragons Along the Silk Road...and Beyond
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    Eilis Flynn

    Elizabeth M.S. (Eilis to her friends) Flynn has spent a large share of her life working on Wall Street or in a Wall Street-related firm, so why should she write fiction that’s any more based in our world? She spends her days aware that there is a reality beyond what we can see and tells stories about it. She lives in verdant Washington state with her equally fantastical husband. Her books can be found here, and check out emsflynn.com, at Flynn Books Words & Ideas .

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      Book preview

      Dragons Along the Silk Road...and Beyond - Eilis Flynn

      Dragons Along the Silk Road…and Beyond

      Are dragons all alike, no matter where you are in the world?

      Dragons Here and There

      Mind you, dragons in the West and dragons in the East don’t seem to be alike at all at first glance, but…

      Dragons Everywhere

      You’ll find that some dragons far away from you have a strange similarity. Why is that?

      Take a journey around the world with us and explore dragons wherever you go.

      Workshops by Eilis Flynn and Jacquie Rogers

      The Silk Road Myths and Legends Workshop Series

      Angels

      Demons

      Dragons

      Faeries

      Ghosts

      Vampires

      Water Beasties

      Werewolves and Other Shapeshifters

      Bigfeet

      The Five Stages of Editing Grief

      Geeks and Gamers’ Guide to Worldbuilding

      Books by Eilis Flynn and Jacquie Rogers

      Ghosts Along the Silk Road and Beyond

      Dragons Along the Silk Road and Beyond

      DRAGONS ALONG

      THE SILK ROAD AND BEYOND

      Based on the series of workshops presented by Eilis Flynn and Jacquie Rogers

      Eilis Flynn

      and

      Jacquie Rogers

      Dragons Along the Silk Road and Beyond

      Copyright ©2018 Eilis Flynn & Jacquie Rogers

      Published by Flynn Books Words & Ideas

      All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the U.S. Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means now known or hereafter invented, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

      Original cover design by Jacquie Rogers

      ISBN-13: 978-1717401373

      ISBN-10: 1717401376

      No portion of this book may be used without the author’s written permission, except for excerpts used in reviews. Seriously, that’s rude.

      For Mike and Mark.

      Thank you.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction: Here, There Be Dragons

      1 • Dragons from Hollywood Across the Americas

      2 • European Dragons

      3 • Mediterranean and Near Eastern Dragons

      4 • Dragons of India and China

      5 • Dragons of the More

      6 • Land of the Rising Dragon

      7 • Fierce Fighter Dragons of Asia Pacific

      8 • Dragon Theories and Origins

      Summary • And Draggin’ in, Finally

      Bibliography and Illustrations

      (Illustration #1)

      A map for the Silk Road journey.

      Introduction

      Here, There Be Dragons

      No matter where you go in the world, take a look at the folktales and the myths in the culture you’re in, and more likely than not you’ll find the mention of a dragon or two. Some of them will be described as green or gold or red, some of them will be described as having wings and some won’t, some of them will be described as having five claws, some four, some only three, some even with more than one head. The details don’t matter, though, because it’s clear that you’ve encountered yet another story about dragons.

      Like ghosts, stories about dragons can be found all over the world. Ranging from the dragons that play an important part in Chinese culture all the way to the legend of Quetzalcoatl found in Mesoamerican culture, they are all around us, whether or not we recognize them by name. Stories about dragons have been around as long as human society itself, and like all myths and legends, they reflect the society in which they can be found.

      The term dragon itself is of Greek origin, meaning a serpent or python, and it can also mean to see clearly. Wherever the legend of the dragon appears, they represent some part of society, culture, and wisdom (thus the seeing clearly reference), since dragons are also often referred to as having spiritual qualities. Some part a god and all parts myth, dragons seem to expand and contract to whatever the region and culture in which they appear seem to need. There’s the dragon of the Western lore, hoarding treasure and fighting to keep it, but there’s also the dragon of the Eastern part of the world, in which knowledge is all-important. Sometimes the goals of the dragons

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