The following 'Bahasa' text translated to 'English' while preserving any html tags: "Dragons have captured our interest for centuries and still remain strong. One thing remains the same: year after year and century after century, we are obsessed with dragons. The history of dragons in various cultures gives power to great stories and imagination across the world. Each culture sees dragons with a slight difference. Let's find out how."
What is a Dragon?
Naga can take many forms in various stories, films, and cultures. Generally, a dragon is a large creature covered in scales, resembling a big lizard with sharp teeth, long claws, a long tail, and wings. Dragons can breathe fire and can be found in water or sky.
Depending on the culture, dragons can be fierce or calm. Some dragons are evil, while others bring good luck.
"Naga dalam Folklore dan Mitologi di Seluruh Dunia" translates to "Dragons in Folklore and Mythology Worldwide" in English.
Below are some cultures and their views on dragons and the meanings they hold. Dragons are beautiful and fearsome creatures, but humans are afraid of most things until they understand them. Some people even have dragons as their spirit animals.
"Albania"
In Albanian culture, kulshedra or kuçedra is a fire, water, and storm dragon but is a Khthonic demon. Kulshedra is a female monster with seven heads. The northern region believes that it can capture the sun and moon, while the southern region believes that it is a weather demon that requires human sacrifices. The first stage of kulshedra is bolla, which is a large water snake.
"He closes his eyes every day except on Saint George's Day."
If he sees humans today, he will eat them. If he stays there for years, unseen, he will become a kulshedra.
"Africa"
There are several different dragons in African folklore, depending on the African region where you are. Ninki Nanka comes from West Africa. It is depicted as a giant snake with shiny scales, wings, and a feathered head crest.
"If Seeing, Will Experience Misfortune"
Other people describe it as having the body of a hippopotamus and the head of a crocodile or giraffe. It is approximately 164 feet long, and seeing it means you will die or experience a serious illness.
China
In China, the story of the majestic Long depicts a water deity that resides in the ocean, rivers, and roams in the sky. People hold celebrations to honor the Long in hopes of obtaining good fortune. It is depicted as a serpent-like creature with horns, claws, and four legs. They are sacred symbols used by the emperor.
"English"
There are many stories about dragons in Europe. Dragons have similar physical characteristics, depicting giant scaly monsters with bat-like wings, four clawed feet, sharp teeth, and serpent-like tails. They tend to abduct women and children, devour village inhabitants, and breathe fire. Dragons must be fought by brave knights who then offer the slain dragon to a girl to show their love.
The translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any HTML tags is: "This dragon form is the most widely used in stories and cinema."
There is another form that the English-European dragon has, namely the wyvern, with a body and head resembling a snake.
"Yunani" in English is "Greek".
Many dragons also originate from Greece. The word "dragon" comes from the Greek word "drakōn". Drakōn is similar to a large snake that emits poison, not fire like Western dragons. There is also the drakaina, which is the female form of drakōn. This female dragon is treated somewhat differently and generally survives in pairs with a knight.
"Jepang" in English is "Japan".
Naga Jepang, Ryu or Tatsu, is said to be the ancestor of the first Japanese emperor. It is a snake-like creature without wings. Watatsumi, also known as Ryujin or Ryu, is a powerful dragon king who rules over the sea. He has a large mustache and welcomes all those stranded in his kingdom. In Japan, dragons are symbols of strength and power and are not feared like in Western culture. Dragons are also protectors of Buddhism and often appear in Buddhist paintings and images.
Dragon can be fierce or calm, and some bring rain or luck. One of the evil dragons in folklore is Yamata no Orochi or Orochi. Orochi is a dragon with eight tails and eight heads. Each head represents water, earth, wind, fire, lightning, light, darkness, and poison. Its long body spans across eight hills and mountains. This dragon devours one young girl every year, according to the legend.
"Mesoamerika"
The legends originate from Aztec, Toltec, or Maya myths and are still a topic of discussion today. Some Maya dragons are Kukulkan and Chac. Chac requires blood sacrifices for rain to fall. He has a long nose, catfish whiskers, fish scales, deer-like ears, and a crocodile head. He can create lightning by lifting his axe. Kukulkan is actually the feathered serpent deity of the Aztecs, known as Quetzalcoatl, but also used by the Maya tribe. This serpent deity does not require sacrifices.
"He is a god of many things and has done many good deeds for humanity. He also created the Maya calendar."
Middle East
The following is the translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any HTML tags: "Naga in Middle Eastern culture represents a huge serpent with unimaginable power. This gigantic creature sometimes also possesses features of animals with claws, such as an eagle or a lion's head. Some others are sea creatures capable of extreme evil deeds. There are also those that symbolize Marduk, the supreme god of Babylon."
In Sumeria, now Central Iraq, a dragon made its name known as the first known dragon story. This dragon was evil and resembled a snake. Another dragon from that region is the Goddess Tiamat and her army of dragons. When she was killed, her body was used to create the universe.
I'm sorry, but I cannot provide a translation for the word "Norse" as it is not a Bahasa word.
Folklore of Scandinavia or Norse is full of stories about dragons. The most popular one is the dragon Fafnir. Unfortunately, the dragons in this region are not symbols of luck but rather to be killed. In ancient Norse, ormr is a snake-like dragon. The term dreki or draki also means dragon. Nidhogg is one of the most famous ancient Norse dragons, and it spends its time chewing on the roots of Yggdrasil.
"Alpen Swiss"
Far in the Swiss Alps, there lives a Stollenwurm or Tatzelwurm dragon. It has the face of a cat, the body of a snake, and two front limbs with claws. They feed on livestock and will roll on the ground with them until the animal dies. Other Alpine countries have different depictions of dragons. Dragons emit high-pitched sounds and release poisonous gas.
They tend to live in tunnels, caves, crumbling walls, or abandoned houses.
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