What kind of symbolism is there behind dragons and our fascination for them?
Dragons have different symbolism all over the world. In China and other far eastern cultures, they are a “good” symbol. Power, strength, and good fortune. In the West, they have been associated with evil and “bad” fortune. I think the symbolism of the New Testament, particularly the Apocolypse, may have something to do with that. The “serpent” of the Garden of Eden” was transformed into the “great dragon” of the writer of the Apocolypse. I really think the concept of the dragon and its appearance in the mythologies of the world come from ancient peoples finding the skeletal remains of dinosaurs. If you see the reconstructions of many dinosaur skeletons in museums, it is easy to understand how this could be.
