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    Chaoskampf: Martorell

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    The mythology of dragons has its roots in Ancient Near East civilizations like Canaanite, Hittite, and Mesopotamian traditions where heroic deities overcame fire-breathing monsters. This motif entered Greek and Christian mythology and may have origins in prehistoric Indo-European religion. Dragons are portrayed differently across cultures but are commonly serpentine beasts that guard treasure and breathe fire. In many Asian religions, dragons represent primal forces of nature and are associated with wisdom, magic, and rivers. Heroic dragon-slayers are found in myths from the Ancient Near East through medieval European legends.

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    Chaoskampf: Martorell

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    The mythology of dragons has its roots in Ancient Near East civilizations like Canaanite, Hittite, and Mesopotamian traditions where heroic deities overcame fire-breathing monsters. This motif entered Greek and Christian mythology and may have origins in prehistoric Indo-European religion. Dragons are portrayed differently across cultures but are commonly serpentine beasts that guard treasure and breathe fire. In many Asian religions, dragons represent primal forces of nature and are associated with wisdom, magic, and rivers. Heroic dragon-slayers are found in myths from the Ancient Near East through medieval European legends.

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    The mythology of dragons has its roots in Ancient Near East civilizations like Canaanite, Hittite, and Mesopotamian traditions where heroic deities overcame fire-breathing monsters. This motif entered Greek and Christian mythology and may have origins in prehistoric Indo-European religion. Dragons are portrayed differently across cultures but are commonly serpentine beasts that guard treasure and breathe fire. In many Asian religions, dragons represent primal forces of nature and are associated with wisdom, magic, and rivers. Heroic dragon-slayers are found in myths from the Ancient Near East through medieval European legends.

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    Chaoskampf: Martorell

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    The mythology of dragons has its roots in Ancient Near East civilizations like Canaanite, Hittite, and Mesopotamian traditions where heroic deities overcame fire-breathing monsters. This motif entered Greek and Christian mythology and may have origins in prehistoric Indo-European religion. Dragons are portrayed differently across cultures but are commonly serpentine beasts that guard treasure and breathe fire. In many Asian religions, dragons represent primal forces of nature and are associated with wisdom, magic, and rivers. Heroic dragon-slayers are found in myths from the Ancient Near East through medieval European legends.

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    The association of the serpent with a monstrous opponent overcome by a heroic deity has its

    roots in the mythology of the Ancient Near East,


    including Canaanite (Hebrew,Ugaritic), Hittite and Mesopotamian. Humbaba, the fire-breathing
    dragon-fanged beast first described in the Epic of Gilgamesh is sometimes described as a
    dragon with Gilgamesh playing the part of dragon-slayer. The legless serpent (Chaoskampf)
    motif entered Greek mythology and ultimately Christian mythology, although the serpent motif
    may already be part of prehistoric Indo-European mythology as well, based on comparative
    evidence of Indic and Germanic material. The folk-lore motif of the dragon guarding gold, may
    have come from earlier Bronze Age customs of introducing serpents to village granaries to deter
    rats or mice.[3]

    Saint George Killing the Dragon, 1434/35, byMartorell

    Although dragons occur in many legends around the world, different cultures have varying stories
    about monsters that have been grouped together under the dragon label. Some dragons are said
    to breathe fire or to be poisonous, such as in the Old English poem Beowulf. They are commonly
    portrayed as serpentine or reptilian, hatching from eggs and possessing typically scaly or
    feathered bodies. They are sometimes portrayed as hoarding treasure. Some myths portray
    them with a row of dorsal spines. European dragons are more often winged, while Chinese
    dragonsresemble large snakes. Dragons can have a variable number of legs: none, two, four, or
    more when it comes to early European literature.
    Dragons are often held to have major spiritual significance in various religions and cultures
    around the world. In many Asian cultures dragons were, and in some cultures still are, revered as
    representative of the primal forces of nature, religion and the universe. They are associated with
    wisdomoften said to be wiser than humansand longevity. They are commonly said to
    possess some form of magic or other supernatural power, and are often associated with wells,
    rain, and rivers. In some cultures, they are also said to be capable of human speech. In some
    traditions dragons are said to have taught humans to talk.

    The Order of the Dragon was created to defend Europe against the invading Ottoman Turks in the 15th
    century.

    Narratives about dragons often involve them being killed by a hero. This topos can be traced to
    theChaoskampf of the mythology of the Ancient Near
    East (e.g. Hadad vs. Yam, Marduk vs. Tiamat, Teshub vs.Illuyanka, etc.; the
    Biblical Leviathan presumably reflects a corresponding opponent of an early version ofYahweh).
    The motif is continued in Greek Apollo, and the early Christian narratives about Michael the
    Archangel and Saint George. The slaying of Vrtra by Indra in the Rigveda also belongs in this
    category. The theme survives into medieval legend and folklore, with dragon slayers such
    as Beowulf, Sigurd, Tristan,Margaret the Virgin, Heinrich von Winkelried, Dobrynya

    Nikitich, Skuba Dratewka/Krakus. In the Bible, the archetype is alluded to in the descendants
    of Adam crushing the head of the Serpent, and in Christian mythology, this was interpreted as
    corresponding to Christ as theLast Adam crushing the devil.

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