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73Bashe</a></li> 74 <li><a href='/species/pasnake.htm' title='Blue Snake'>Blue Snake</a></li> 75 <li><a href='/species/kaukas.htm' title='Bezdukas'>Bezdukas</a></li> 76 <li><a href='/species/pasnake.htm' title='Cyonoeides'> Cyonoeides </a></li> 77 <li><a href='/species/kaukas.htm' title='Kaukas'>Kaukas</a></li> 78 <li><a href='/species/kaukas.htm' title='Krukis'>Krukis</a></li> 79 <li><a href='/species/pasnake.htm' title='Pa Snake'>Pa Snake</a></li> 80 <li><a href='/species/kaukas.htm' title='Parstukas'>Parstukas</a></li> 81 <li><a href='/species/pasnake.htm' title='Pashe'>Pashe</a></li> 82 <li><a href='/species/zaltys.htm' title='Zalktis'>Zalktis</a></li> 83 <li><a href='/species/zaltys.htm' title='Zaltys'>Zaltys (Žaltys)</a></li> 84 </ul> 85 <p> 86 <strong>8 November 2014</strong><br /> 87 Both the <a href='/biblio_full.htm' title='Bibliography'>bibliography</a> and the article on <a href='/history/ninedragonscroll.htm' title='The Nine Dragon Scroll'>The Nine Dragon Scroll</a> have been updated. 88 </p> 89 <p> 90 The <a href='/species.htm' title='Dragon Species'>Dragon Species</a> section has three new entries on <a href='/species/boa.htm' title='Boa'>Boa</a>, <a href='/species/uwabami.htm' title='Uwabami'>Uwabami</a>, and <a href='/species/vouivre.htm' title='Vouivre'>Vouivre</a>. New entries have been added to the <a href='/slayers.htm' title='Dragon Slayer'>Dragon Slayer</a> section: <a href='/slayers/wadaheita.htm' title='Wada Heita Tanenaga'>Wada Heita Tanenaga</a> and <a href='/slayers/tokoyo.htm' title='Tokoyo'>Tokoyo</a>. 91 </p> 92 <p> 93 Also, the following <a href='fame.htm' title='Dragons of Fame'>Dragons of Fame</a> articles have been updated: 94 </p> 95 <table style='width: 95%;'> 96 <tbody> 97 <tr> 98 <td style='vertical-align: top; width: 33%'> 99 <ul> 100 <li><a href='/fame/ahriman.htm' title='Ahriman'>Ahriman</a></li> 101 <li><a href='/fame/aidohwedo.htm' title='Aido Hwedo'>Aido Hwedo</a></li> 102 <li><a href='/fame/akhekhu.htm' title='Akhekhu'>Akhekhu</a></li> 103 <li><a href='/fame/ammut.htm' title='Ammut'>Ammut</a></li> 104 <li><a href='/fame/ananta.htm' title='Ananta Sesha'>Ananta Sesha</a></li> 105 <li><a href='/fame/apalala.htm' title='Apalala'>Apalala</a></li> 106 <li><a href='/fame/apep.htm' title='Apophis'>Apophis</a></li> 107 <li><a href='/fame/apsu.htm' title='Apsu'>Apsu</a></li> 108 <li><a href='/fame/asdeev.htm' title='Asdeev'>Asdeev</a></li> 109 <li><a href='/fame/ayida.htm' title='Ayida'>Ayida</a></li> 110 <li><a href='/fame/azidahaka.htm' title='Azidahaka'>Azidahaka</a></li> 111 <li><a href='/fame/basha.htm' title='Beixi'>Beixi</a></li> 112 <li><a href='/fame/baxia.htm' title='Baxia'>Baxia</a></li> 113 <li><a href='/fame/beishe.htm' title='Haoxian'>Haoxian</a></li> 114 <li><a href='/fame/bel.htm' title='Bel'>Bel</a></li> 115 <li><a href='/fame/bian.htm' title='Bian'>Bian</a></li> 116 <li><a href='/fame/bixi.htm' title='Bixi'>Bixi</a></li> 117 </ul> 118 </td> 119 <td style='vertical-align: top; width: 34%'> 120 <ul> 121 <li><a href='/fame/cetus.htm' title='Cetus'>Cetus</a></li> 122 <li><a href='/fame/chaofeng.htm' title='Chaofeng'>Chaofeng</a></li> 123 <li><a href='/fame/chimera.htm' title='Chimera'>Chimera</a></li> 124 <li><a href='/fame/chiwen.htm' title='Chiwen'>Chiwen</a></li> 125 <li><a href='/fame/damballah.htm' title='Damballah'>Damballah</a></li> 126 <li><a href='/fame/denwen.htm' title='Denwen'>Denwen</a></li> 127 <li><a href='/fame/guita.htm' title='Guita'>Guita</a></li> 128 <li><a href='/fame/humbaba.htm' title='Humbaba'>Humbaba</a></li> 129 <li><a href='/fame/hydra.htm' title='Lernaean Hydra'>Lernaean Hydra</a></li> 130 <li><a href='/fame/illuyankas.htm' title='Illuyankas'>Illuyankas</a></li> 131 <li><a href='/fame/jiaotu.htm' title='Jiaotu'>Jiaotu</a></li> 132 <li><a href='/fame/kur.htm' title='Kur'>Kur</a></li> 133 <li><a href='/fame/mehen.htm' title='Mehen'>Mehen</a></li> 134 <li><a href='/fame/nehebkau.htm' title='Nehebkau'>Nehebkau</a></li> 135 <li><a href='/fame/pailung.htm' title='Pai Lung'>Pai Lung</a></li> 136 <li><a href='/fame/paiste.htm' title='Paiste'>Paiste</a></li> 137 <li><a href='/fame/pekehaua.htm' title='Pekehaua'>Pekehaua</a></li> 138 </ul> 139 </td> 140 <td style='vertical-align: top; width: 33%'> 141 <ul> 142 <li><a href='/fame/pulao.htm' title='Pulao'>Pulao</a></li> 143 <li><a href='/fame/python.htm' title='Python'>Python</a></li> 144 <li><a href='/fame/qiuniu.htm' title='Qiuniu'>Qiuniu</a></li> 145 <li><a href='/fame/suani.htm' title='Suanmi'>Suanmi</a></li> 146 <li><a href='/fame/taotieh.htm' title='Taotie'>Taotie</a></li> 147 <li><a href='/fame/tiamat.htm' title='Tiamat'>Tiamat</a></li> 148 <li><a href='/fame/typhon.htm' title='Typhon'>Typhon</a></li> 149 <li><a href="/fame/uwibami.htm" title="Heita's Uwabami">Heita's Uwabami</a></li> 150 <li><a href='/fame/wadjet.htm' title='Wadjet'>Wadjet</a></li> 151 <li><a href='/fame/yazi.htm' title='Yazi'>Yazi</a></li> 152 <li><a href='/fame/zhayu.htm' title='Zhayu'>Zhayu</a></li> 153 <li><a href='/fame/zu.htm' title='Zu'>Zu</a></li> 154 </ul> 155 </td> 156 </tr> 157 </tbody> 158 </table> 159 <p class="righttext"><a href="/oldnews.htm" title='Previous Updates'>Previous Updates</a></p><!-- end .righttext --> 160 161 <div class="barClass">
161<img src="/elements/bar.gif" class="separatorImage" alt="Separator" /></div><!-- end .barClass --> 162 163 <p> 164 In different parts of the world, the word dragon carries different connotation. Some claim the 165 creature is an evil being sent by the Great Evil to harm mankind. Others tell tales about 166 benevolent dragons who sacrificed themselves to save humans or promote fertility. Both disaster 167 and bounty have followed in their wakes. 168 </p> 169 170 <p> 171 In the modern world, dragons have spread as a wild fire; both through the internet and through 172 books, they've grown. Out of all the creatures in mythology, the dragon is one of the most 173 present. Where did this creature come from? Why do so many mythologies tell the tale of at 174 least one dragon? 175 </p> 176 177 <p> 178 This site is here to help you unlock the mystery of the dragon, and I hope it can be informative 179 as well as entertaining. 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