https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation en-us 2016-04-06 18:21:13 UTC 2025-11-21 08:36:09 UTC hello@padlet.com groshall000 https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/104445395 Dragons were very important in Chinese culture. They were benevolent and kind. 
They symbolized:
-wisdom
-power
-wealth
They are referenced in several chinese proverbs and have lots of symbolism. They control rain, rivers, and other water forms. They also protect the good and innocent]]> 2016-04-06 18:38:45 UTC https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/104445395 bakerche000 https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105140208 Throughout the years dragons can be found in in movies from Hollywood to the pages of a paperback book. These creatures have even earned the title "the emblem of fantasy". For the most part dragons contain these basic similarities: fire breathing, lizard like body covered in scales, posess rows of razor sharp teeth, and a pair of bat like wings. Yet this is were the similarities tend to stop. In different works of media the dragon can range from a intellectual beast to a raging monster ]]> 2016-04-11 17:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105140208 groshall000 https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105142037 The dragon was one of the creatures who guarded the four directions. The dragon guarded the East, the white tiger guarded the west, the red bird guarded the south, and the tortoise guarded the north.
Represented:
-Spring
-wood
-water
-the color green or green blue

They were depicted with the power to shape shift and become invisible.]]> 2016-04-11 17:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105142037 beenkgar000 https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105144350 Historians say that the idea of Dragons likely evolved independently in Asia, and Europe,  then spread from there. The believed start to the myth was with the discovery of fossilized Dinosaur bones. There is no real evidence, however, where or when the first dragons appeared. It is known that dragon myths date back to the time of the Greeks, with dragons like the well known Hydra.]]> 2016-04-11 17:56:27 UTC https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105144350 groshall000 https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105146345 2016-04-11 18:02:48 UTC https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105146345 bakerche000 https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105146781 How to Train Your Dragon:
This show takes on a more child friendly view of dragons. In the movie they come in varying shapes, sizes, and colors. There is also a book that ranks them by class and level of danger.
The Game of Thrones: These fire breathing dragons put a new definition to monster. They are overly aggressive and are better depicted as animals. Dragons are commonly associated with the Targaryen Family and Daenerys Targaryen (The Mother of All Dragons).]]> 2016-04-11 18:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105146781 bakerche000 https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105147152 The Hobbit: In this book Smaug takes on the role of the dragon. He is depicted as a fire breathing drake from the north who long ago pillaged the dwarvish kingdom of Thorin's grandfather and sleeps upon the vast treasure.
Eragon: The dragons of the story take on a more intellectual role and posess much wisdom. They remain in an egg till they bond with either a human or elf. These dragons take form in a variety of colors; mostly associated with stones.]]> 2016-04-11 18:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105147152 winketon000 https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105152271 Amphiptere is a hybrid from on European heraldry, part snake and part bird.

Wyverns are highly aggressive and predatory creatures.

Hydra is one of the most notorious dragons, uniquely dangerous and difficult to defeat.

Occidental, meaning characteristic of European countries, is another name for Western Dragons or Dragons of the West.

Fairy dragons are a more recent Dragon Type.]]> 2016-04-11 18:18:56 UTC https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105152271 groshall000 https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105152312 2016-04-11 18:19:03 UTC https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105152312 bakerche000 https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105186201 2016-04-11 20:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105186201 bakerche000 https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105218659 2016-04-12 02:34:19 UTC https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105218659 bakerche000 https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105218777 2016-04-12 02:35:38 UTC https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105218777 bakerche000 https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105219140 2016-04-12 02:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105219140 winketon000 https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105379075 Even though Dragons only exist in myth, the very idea of them impacted the human race for hundred years, and still influences us today.]]> 2016-04-12 17:13:41 UTC https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105379075 winketon000 https://padlet.com/groshall000/presentation/wish/105639165 http://www.blackdrago.com/types.htm
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