Dumont (1951), p.148: "entre 1250 et 1300 selon M . Duprat (between 1250 and 1300 according to Mr. E. H. Duprat)" The Spanish version is tinged with misogynistic elements, or rather repudiations against biblical and historical temptresses, with statues and statuettes of such female figures (called " tarasquillas" [113]) surmounted on top of the tarasca dragon. [114] The figure atop the Granada dragon is a life-size doll resembling a retail store mannequin, and the tiny blonde-hair figurine set atop the papier-mâché tarasca of Toledo is supposed to represent Anne Boleyn. [115] India also has its own dragon legends. The Rigveda, an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns describes how Indra, the Vedic god of storms would battle a giant serpent called Vrtra. The dragon dance is an important cultural performance used to celebrate festivals in China. It is also a symbol of Chinese culture. On Faillon (1835), p.16 and opposing plate, this illustration is captioned as 11th and 12th centuries, but the footnote (2) states 12th or 13th centuries, and also refers to a commentator which described the beast as a dragon guarding the castle.

Chinese dragons don't exist factually — there is no evidence to prove that they are real creatures. Gueusquin, Marie-France (1992). Cités en fête: Musée national des arts et traditions populaires, 24 novembre 1992-19 avril 1993 (in French). Monique Mestayer. Paris: Éd. de la Réunion des musées nationaux. p.95. ISBN 9782711827138. Many Philippine serpents were associated with swallowing the moon, with legends of Láwû, a serpent from Kapampangan mythology, Olimaw, a winged phantom dragon-serpent from Ilokano mythology and Sawa, a serpent monster from Tagalog and Ati mythologies Labanyi, Jo (1992), "Representing the Unrepresentable: Monsters, Mystics and Feminine Men in Galdós's Nazarín", Journal of Hispanic Research, 1: 235 Véran, Joseph (1868). Histoire de la vie et du culte de Sainte Marthe, hôtesse de Notre Seigneur Jésus Christ, patronne ... d'Avignon, etc (in French). Avignon: Seguin ainé.Ha Long Bay." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 28 February 2007 Ha Long Bay Ingersoll, Ernest (1928). Dragons and Dragon Lore. Henry Fairfield Osborn (intro.). New York: Payson & Clarke.

a b Glotz, Samuël [in French] (1975). "VIII 1er Août Lugnasad". Le Masque dans la tradition européenne: exposition, Musée international du carnaval et du masque, Binche, du 13 juin au 6 octobre 1975 (in French). Fédération du tourisme du Hainaut. p.365. One of the most common form of native American dragons, a recurring figure among many indigenous tribes of the Southeast Woodlands and other tribal groups. Derived from the Indian nāga, belief in the Indo-Malay dragon spread throughout Maritime Southeast Asia with Hinduism. The word naga is still the common Malay/Indonesian term for dragon. [21] Like its Indian counterpart, the naga is considered divine in nature, benevolent, and often associated with sacred mountains, forests, or certain parts of the sea. [ citation needed]. In Indonesia, particularly Javanese and Balinese mythology, a naga is depicted as a crowned, giant, magical serpent, and sometimes winged. This explains why the dragon has attributes belonging to nine other creatures: eyes like a shrimp, antlers like a deer, a big mouth like a bull, a nose like a dog, whiskers like a catfish, a lion's mane, a long tail like a snake, scales like a fish, and claws like a hawk. Dragons in Chinese Culture

Villeneuve, Christophe de (1826). Statistique du département des Bouches-du-Rhône: avec Atlas (in French). Vol.3. Marseilles: Antoine Ricard. Dragons in carvings or paintings are used to decorate buildings, particularly imperial ones. The Chinese dragon symbolized the sovereignty of emperors, and everything related to dragons was exclusively used for emperors' property in China's feudal times. When you are in the Forbidden City, you can see Chinese dragon elements nearly everywhere: the nine sons of the dragon on the golden roofs, on the stone floors, the imperial chair decorations, wood sculptures on pillars, and handrails, etc. Dragons in Chinese Opera Jacobus de Voragine (2007). Maggioni, Giovanni Paolo (ed.). Legenda aurea: con le miniature del codice Ambrosiano C 240 inf. Vol.1. Francesco Stella (tr.). SISMEL - Edizioni del Galluzzo. p.764. ISBN 978-88-8450-245-2.