| | The ancient Greeks knew of dragons as evidenced in the [[Illiad]] and Philostratus described dragons in [[India]]. Dragon-like creatures are mentioned in the Bible in Job 26:13, Isaiah 27:1 and Genesis 1:21 where it is known as [[leviathan]]. Many Christian saints have also encountered dragons, particularly as dragon-slayers. The most famouse being Saint George but also Saint Mercurialis, the first bishop of the city of Forlì, Saint Julian of Le Mans, Saint Veran, Saint Crescentinus, Saint Margaret of Antioch, Saint Martha and Saint Leonard of Noblac. | | The ancient Greeks knew of dragons as evidenced in the [[Illiad]] and Philostratus described dragons in [[India]]. Dragon-like creatures are mentioned in the Bible in Job 26:13, Isaiah 27:1 and Genesis 1:21 where it is known as [[leviathan]]. Many Christian saints have also encountered dragons, particularly as dragon-slayers. The most famouse being Saint George but also Saint Mercurialis, the first bishop of the city of Forlì, Saint Julian of Le Mans, Saint Veran, Saint Crescentinus, Saint Margaret of Antioch, Saint Martha and Saint Leonard of Noblac. |
| | Secular [[science]] rejects the compelling eye-witness accounts and Biblical truth, instead dismissing dragons as mythical, being loosely based on creatures such as [[snake]]s (especially in Europe), [[alligator]]s, and [[crocodile]]s. However, that does not make sense, because snakes do not have legs like dragons, nor do they grow nearly as large as dragons. Crocodiles do not live in Europe, and alligators are found only in the Western Hemisphere, so they could not be the basis for the accounts of dragons in Europe or Asia. | | Secular [[science]] rejects the compelling eye-witness accounts and Biblical truth, instead dismissing dragons as mythical, being loosely based on creatures such as [[snake]]s (especially in Europe), [[alligator]]s, and [[crocodile]]s. However, that does not make sense, because snakes do not have legs like dragons, nor do they grow nearly as large as dragons. Crocodiles do not live in Europe, and alligators are found only in the Western Hemisphere, so they could not be the basis for the accounts of dragons in Europe or Asia. |
| | Dragons are popular in science fiction movies and fantasy role playing games, [[Dungeons and Dragons]] being an example. | | Dragons are popular in science fiction movies and fantasy role playing games, [[Dungeons and Dragons]] being an example. |