Now Viewing: dragonTag type: General Japanese dragons are diverse legendary creatures in Japanese mythology and folklore. Japanese dragon myths amalgamate native legends with imported stories about dragons from China, Korea and India. The style of the dragon was heavily influenced by the Chinese dragon. Like these other Asian dragons, most Japanese ones are water deities associated with rainfall and bodies of water, and are typically depicted as large, wingless, serpentine creatures with clawed feet. The modern Japanese language has numerous "dragon" words, including indigenous tatsu from Old Japanese ta-tu, Sino-Japanese ryū or ryō 竜 from Chinese lóng 龍, nāga ナーガ from Sanskrit nāga, and doragon ドラゴン from English dragon. Dragon *Blue_Dragon *Eastern_Dragon *Ice_Dragon *Red_Dragon *Water_Dragon *Western_Dragon See Also Tag_group:Legendary_Creatures Other Wiki Information Last updated: 09/18/16 8:07 PM by nrt This entry is not locked and you can edit it as you see fit. |
     
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