Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Dragons continued

  Let's see if I can finish this today. Back to the physique. Dragons are some of the most beautiful and dangerous creatures out there (P.S I totally believe in dragons, or at least that they existed at some point). Like I said before, they have teeth and claws and such, and they are extremely intelligent, which would make them considered dangerous, but they don't generally use it to hurt people (unless they're in Harry Potter world). A dragon can be classified as a reptile, but it is actually warm blooded. This allows it to live in any environment, which is why you see pictures and paintings and drawings of dragons in almost any type of habitat. Most dragons have wings and light bone structures (for flying, obviously) but some of the more ancient dragons have shorter legs and no wings (see ancient China and other asian countries). All dragons have a hard 'armor' made of scales, which protects their bodies. Dragon's weakest points are the eyes and inside the mouth. The eyes because they rely heavily on sight, and the mouth because it's just a generally vulnerable area.
  The colors found on a dragon are very unique to the beast, much like a nose print to a dog, or a fingerprint to a person, but they generally be grouped into three categories: reds, blues, and greens. In this, you can find anything from a bright cyan (blue) to a deep crimson (red) or forest green (please don't make me tell you what group that falls under). They also generally have a sort of shimmer in their scales, and if they seem to be very opaque, it means they are in poor condition.
  On to dragon mythology! Dragons are often viewed as anywhere from holy (up to 'god status') to evil (see the Legend of Saint George). Like I said, dragons are not 'evil' creatures, but because they are large and have dangerous features, of course there's going to be stories about bad dragons. Anyway, I'm going to put the Saint George legend here (using copy and paste), for those of you who are unfamiliar with it. Enjoy!

The Legend of Saint George

Saint George was a knight and born in Cappadocia. One time he came to the city of Silene in the province of Libya. Near this city was a pond, wherein there was a dragon which was poisoning all the country. Whenever he approached the city he poisoned the people with his breath, and therefore the people of the city gave to him every day two sheep to eat, so that he would do no harm to the people. When they ran out of sheep, he was given a man and a sheep. Then an ordinance was made that the children and young people of the town should be chosen by lottery to feed the dragon. Whoever the lot fell upon, wealthy or poor, he or she was delivered to the dragon.
One time the lot fell upon the king's daughter, and the sorrowful king said to his people, "For the love of the gods take gold and silver and all that I have, but let me have my daughter."
They said, "Sir, you have made the law, and our children are now dead, but you would do the contrary. Your daughter shall be given, or else we shall burn you and your house."
Seeing that he could do no more, the king began to weep, and said to his daughter, "Now I shall never see you married."
Then he returned to the people and asked for eight days' respite, which they granted to him. When the eight days were passed they came to him and said, "You see that the city is perishing."
Then the king had his daughter dressed like a bride, embraced and kissed her, gave her his blessing, then led her to the place where the dragon was.
When she was there Saint George passed by, and seeing the lady, he asked her what she was doing there.
She said, "Go your way, fair young man, lest you perish as well."
Then he said, "Tell me why you are weeping."
When she saw that he insisted on knowing, she told him how she had been delivered to the dragon.
Then Saint George said, "Fair daughter, doubt not, for I shall help you in the name of Jesus Christ."
She said, "For God's sake, good knight, go your way, for you cannot save me."
While they were thus talking together the dragon appeared and came running toward them. Saint George, who was on his horse, drew his sword, made the sign of the cross, then rode swiftly toward the dragon. He struck him with his spear, injuring him severely.
Then he said to the maid, "Tie your belt around the dragon's neck, and be not afraid."
When she had done so the dragon followed her meekly. She led him into the city, and the people fled in fear.
Saint George said to them, "Doubt not. Believe in God and Jesus Christ, and be baptized, and I shall slay the dragon."
Then the king and all his people were baptized, whereupon Saint George killed the dragon and cut off his head.

Question of the post:
What is your favorite TV show, and why?

YML:
Movies-
Life is Beautiful
Music-
Human (by the Killers)
Punk Rock 101 (Bowling for Soup)
Podcasts-
Stuff you should know
Good Mythical Morning! (FUNNY)
Manga-
Deep Love Virus (cute :3)

That is all.