Are dragons real?

Answer 1

Most cultures throughout the world possess ancient stories about dragons and sea monsters that closely resemble what we today would call dinosaurs. For instance, the flag of Wales depicts a dragon, which by the way, is claimed by some to be the oldest national flag still in use. Dragon stories have been handed down for generations in most civilizations.

No doubt many of these stories have been exaggerated through the years, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t have their original basis in fact. I believe many of the dragon legends are simply distorted versions of dinosaur encounters. As Paul Taylor has said, “Most of the dragon legends are full of exaggeration, magic and marvelous deeds. But this is not true of all of them. Many stories seem rather believable.”

It is true that many of them are mythical or legendary but it is also true that most legends are based on some truth. It cannot be an accident that so many separate peoples of the world tell such stories.

The story of Gilgamesh, Beowulf, and Saint George killing dragons are likely to have been based on at least some fact. These were real men in history.

As you probably know, dragons are prominent on Chinese pottery, embroidery, carvings, etc. It’s interesting that the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac are all animals—eleven of which are still alive today, but one is the dragon. It doesn’t seem logical that the ancient Chinese, when constructing their zodiac, would include one mythical animal with eleven real animals.

In 1271, Marco Polo (the Italian explorer) reported that on special occasions in China the royal chariot was pulled by dragons. Marco Polo also said that the saw long reptiles in Asia called Lindworms that could easily ran as fast as a horse.

In 1611, we can see that the emperor appointed the post of “Royal Dragon Feeder” which doesn’t make sense if there were no dragons to feed. We also find Ancient Chinese books telling of people using dragon eggs, blood, bones and other parts for medicine.

John of Damascus (an Arab monk in the 8th century) wrote against some of the wild and mythical claims about dragons and said, “I am not telling you, after all, that there are no dragons; dragons exist but they are serpents [reptiles] borne of other serpents. When just born and young, they are small; but when they grow up and mature, they become big and fat so that they exceed the other serpents in length and size. It is said they grow up more than thirty cubits [45 feet]; as for their thickness, they become as thick as a huge log.”

There is a well-known science book from the 16th century by a Swiss naturalist and medical doctor named Conrad Gesner called Historia Animalium. The book claims that dragons were still not extinct in the 1500's, but were extremely rare and relatively small by then.

The American Indian “Thunderbird” stories sound like pterosaurs and even some evolutionists have conceded on that point. Darlene Geis said, “The thunderbird appears in many Indian tales and Indian art work. Its description is very much like one of the prehistoric flying reptiles that flapped its way through the skies in the days of the dinosaurs.”

After Alexander the Great invaded India (356-323 B.C.) he brought back reports of great hissing reptiles the Indians kept in caves. There was one that really frightened his army was estimated by them to be over 100 feet long.

And then there’s all the stories of giant sea serpents and sea monsters. As Dr. Mace Baker said, “For more than a thousand years ancient and medieval mariners often returned from their voyages with frightening tales of encounters with, or sightings of, large and dangerous sea monsters.”

There are hundreds of these types of legends. Evolutionists just say that it’s coincidence that many of them sound like dinosaurs. World Book Encyclopedia says: “The dragons of legend are strangely like actual creatures that have lived in the past. They are much like the great reptiles [dinosaurs] which inhabited the earth long before man was supposed to have appeared on earth.”

Answer 2

Dragons were real. If you believe in evolution even a little bit, they must've been. Dinosaurs evolved over millions of years and that is what draogns sprang from. Why is it that Dinosaurs died out but croc and other reptiles survived? Dragons of the western world lived in caves in folklore, so that too could explain the fact they didn't die out with all the rest. Flying? Well that is possible too. There were after all flying dinos. That was just too good a source of food not to pas up. Enter evolution. Spit fire? Once again, why not. There are fish that blast water to catch food and the Bombadeer (spelled wrong) that uses a chemical that burned like you are on fire. Dragons could've very easily spit fire.
Just because there is no such that in todays world doesn't mean there was nothing in the past.

Answer 3

Why not? We know there were dinosaurs, so there might have been some rare families of ancient dinosaurs that were able to survive through the ages and that is where the stories come from. Or maybe the dragon is Satan.

Answer 4

Well now, the Shaolin monks practice kung fu, which was developed by watching real animals. One of the styles is dragon style. Why would 4 styles be based on real animals and one not?

Answer 5

Of course there are it mentions them in the bible doesn't it? How can one thing be found all over the world to places that had absolutely no contact with one another and that is so important to several countries cultures not be true? They are real and it's only a matter of time before they find proof.

Answer 6

20 years ago a man from America shot a snake with wings that attacked him from the air
in India.
It was probably an old cobra
whose hood grew and became
a way
of gliding.
Anyways there MUST have previously been dragons. They are recorded in Asia and
Europe.
Maybe their bodies were burnt.

maybe dinosaurs...

Answer 7

The dragon lizard of Kimoto
is the largest dragon in existence today. ...

Answer 8

Nope, from a scientific point of view, they have never existed. The closest things were dinosaurs, however, science is not always right nor have they discovered all there is to discover in this world. From my heart, they are out there just like unicorns, elves, witches and sorcerers. Keep on believing!!!

Answer 9

maybe. dragons have been seen in my countries before they were told about it. all of them seen are descibed as flying lizards.not to mention kemodo dragons are real. so why not.

Answer 10

they sure are! ever heard of the Komodo Dragon?? But they dont breath fire and they arent 10 stories high. they are big lizards and very beautiful