Dragon, also known as Long is an animal appearing in Eastern and Western myths. In Buddhist scriptures, the Dragon is one of the eight sets of Heavenly Dragons, both Eastern and Western, the image of the dragon species is represented for the legendary mascot with extraordinary power. But in the West, there are also many people think that the Dragon is merely a real dinosaur, not a fictional mascot. Dragons in Asian countries are much different from dragons in European countries and the Americas. In some Asian countries, dragons are described as having snakes, fish scales, lion’s mane, deer horns, without wings but can fly, while dragons in Europe are described as a giant lizard, winged as a bat and know how to spit fire. Most Asian countries consider the dragon a sacred animal while European countries consider the dragon a symbol of evil and aggression. In China and other neighboring countries, dragons are one of the four mascots that the Ceremony of Signing thiên states: “Dragons, unicorns, canons, liturgical genera” (Dragons, unicorns, turtles) , phoenix is called Quartet). These four mascots are only real. The African dragon is one of the lesser known dragons like the European dragon or the Eastern dragon. In fact, most of these dragons are not even recognized or thought to be dragons. Most African dragons are like big or giant snakes, sometimes with only two legs, if any. These snake-like dragons have been seen numerous times throughout African culture, including folklore, religion, myths and tribal stories. Stories of these dragons have been found in tribes, cities and towns across Africa including Egypt.
In fact, some creatures are also called “dragons” even though they’re reptiles like the Komodo Dragon. Biologically, according to the shape and way of life, it may be these dinosaurs of the prehistoric period left, are giant lizards living in caves, seas or valleys, A forest where humans are less likely to come, dragons may come from a real creature and then the imagination of humans paints more, but it can also be a pure product of imagination when people are on duty. face to face with supernatural powers such as storms, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and floods, and they have attributed this natural phenomenon to the image of angry Dragons.
According to some Asian countries, there are basically four types of dragons with four powers of nature, the four elements that make up the universe: Wind, Fire, Earth and Water. From these four main types, people imagine different types of dragons:
