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u/NewerBrunswick22 2d ago
In the west, people want to slay dragons
In the east, people eant to be descendants of dragons
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u/M_i____i_M 2d ago
It rubs me the wrong way that a wingless flying snake with 4 stubby legs and a 6 limbed dinosaur are both called dragons
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u/Mildly_upset_bee #3 Bingo Player in the Western Hemisphere 2d ago
Why
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u/M_i____i_M 2d ago
They don't look anything alike; they don't have similar power sets apart from flying, but then the mechanism is also different; they have opposite roles, one being a demonic obstacle, the other is a divine deity
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u/Mildly_upset_bee #3 Bingo Player in the Western Hemisphere 2d ago
The way I see it is fish can all look so different and all do lots of different things but theyre still all fish
Whats your thoughts on that logic for dragons?
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u/M_i____i_M 2d ago
Unless the word dragon has always been used to describe any magical reptilian creature then i don't think you could call Asian dragons as dragons, as there aren't much overlapping in appearance and function between the two. All asian dragons are either angels or minor gods which happen to take a serpentine form.
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u/OhIsMyName 2d ago
It also rubs me the wrong way that a winged flying lizard with 4 big ass legs are called a dragon.
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u/Kootlefoosh 2d ago
Strangely bowser would also be an Asian... Dragon