Gina's Gems Dragons

Dragons

Copper Dragon
7 inches tall and 7 inches wide
Ceramic dragon is hand painted and made in
Independence, Missouri

$25.00 In Stock

Green Dragon
7 inches tall and 7 inches wide
Ceramic dragon is hand painted and made in
Independence, Missouri

$25.00 In Stock

Purple Dragon
7 inches tall and 7 inches wide
Ceramic dragon is hand painted and made in
Independence, Missouri

$25.00 In Stock

Dragon Business Card Holder
6 inches tall and 6 inches wide
Ceramic dragon is hand painted and made in
Independence, Missouri

$25.00 In Stock

Dragon Business Card Holder
7 inches tall and 6 inches wide
Ceramic dragon is hand painted and made in
Independence, Missouri

$25.00 In Stock

Dragon Business Card Holder
6 inches tall and 6 inches wide
Ceramic dragon is hand painted and made in
Independence, Missouri

$25.00 In Stock

Dragon Business Card Holder
6 inches tall and 6 inches wide
Ceramic dragon is hand painted and made in
Independence, Missouri

$25.00 In Stock

Dragons are legendary creatures, typically
with serpentine or otherwise reptilian
traits, that feature in the myths of
worldwide cultures.

The two most familiar interpretations of
dragons are European dragons, derived
from various European folk traditions,
and the unrelated Oriental dragons, such
as the Chinese dragon (lóng 龍 or 龙).
The English word "dragon" derives from
Greek δράκων (drákōn), "dragon,
serpent of huge size, water-snake", which
probably comes from the verb δρακεῖν
(drakeîn) "to see clearly".

The word dragon derives from Greek
δρακω, via Latin draco. It is attested
in Middle English from the 13th
century, in the context of medieval
bestiaries and legends.

The Greek and Latin term referred to
any great serpent, not necessarily
mythological, and this usage was also
current in English up to the 18th century.
The King James Bible uses the words
"serpent", "dragon" and "Devil" in a
fairly interchangeable manner.

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. The 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 "European dragon" (and its Near
Eastern and Indic cognates) myth has
quite different characteristics and origins
from those of the Chinese dragon

Dinosaur and mammalian fossils were
occasionally mistaken for the bones of
dragons and other mythological creature;
for example, a discovery in 300 BC in
Wucheng, Sichuan, China, was labeled
as such by Chang Qu.[1] Adrienne
Mayor has written on the subject of fossils
as the inspiration for myths in her book
The First Fossil Hunters, and in an
entry in the Encyclopedia of Geology she
wrote: "Fossil remains generated a variety
of geomyths speculating on the creatures’
identity and cause of their destruction.
Many ancient cultures, from China and
India to Greece, America, and
Australia, told tales of dragons, monsters,
and giant heroes to account for fossils of
animals they had never seen alive."[2]

Wizard and Dragon
6 1/2 inches wide and 6 1/4 inches tall
Ceramic Wizard and Dragon is hand painted and made in Independence, MO

$25.00 In Stock