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"What else could it be, that Japan has a rich tapestry of folktales featuring all sorts of fantastical creatures?" (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

There's some others, like sea serpents and the Western concept of dragons as giant flying lizards. A dragon is literally the symbol of Wales (okay, a wyvern if you want to be technical about it, but whatever).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

(okay, a wyvern if you want to be technical about it, but whatever)

Nah that's a dragon. They hadn't invented D&D yet.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

For what it's worth, the word goes back to the 17th century. But Wikipedia also calls them a type of dragon, so 🤷.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyvern

[–] Justas 3 points 3 weeks ago

There's also a Baltic cult of worshipping wood snakes. And a fairy tale about one being the king of the sea.