A guardian of treasure, a nuisance, a creator, or a destroyer - dragons can be many things, different cultures giving them different characters. In China, they are usually good, powerful, and are often gods. In European folklore, dragons are mostly evil and terrorize people. Chinese dragons do not have wings and are more like a snake, but can still fly, while European dragons are a mix of a reptile and a bird and can breathe fire.
But why have we ever imagined there are such things as dragons? For some cultures, dragon stories are about explaining the creation of the world, such as the story of Marduk and Tiamat, where the dragon is the monster that causes chaos and must be defeated. After this, the Earth can be separated from the heavens and