What Are Dragons?

“The dragon is by the side of the road, watching those who pass. Beware lest her devour you. We go to the father of souls, but it is necessary to pass by the dragon.” (St. Cyril of Jerusalem) This quote was made famous by Flannery O’Connor’s writings. The quote is there to remind the readers that we will inevitably come across a “dragon” at some point throughout our lives. The dragon we see may take on many forms but all ending in some sort of suffering, pain, or bad decision. All the possibilities of the dragon depend upon the person facing it. O’Connor used this idea in the short stories, “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” “A Late Encounter with the Enemy”, and “The Displaced Person.” These stories in particular illustrate the same type of dragon, the dragon of temptation. In Flannery O’Connor’s short stories the symbolism of the dragon is used to carry a theme of temptation throughout the plot.

As humans, we all possess great qualities. We develop memories that we can cherish forever. Hopes and dreams help us strive to do great things. However, we all have our demons that we all tend to conceal. The famous poem “Beowulf” is renowned for the battles against Beowulf and many monsters. The battles in the poem pose as metaphorical battles. Beowulf defeating the monsters represent him trying to overcome his demons. The last battle was between him and a dragon. To the reader’s surprise, he lost the battle. The dragon represents Beowulf’s greatest demon. Despite the dragons that Beowulf faced that are external, my dragons are more internal.

entertainment. There are many precedents for dragons in medieval literature, two of the most prominent

Dragons are known to be powerful people. Intelligent, energetic, and gifted are some words to describe them; but don't be fooled, they are also quite feisty. Waverly Jong was a prodigy at the age of nine. She ruled chess on the streets of San Fransico. Stubborn enough to quit for day, but too soft to make it on her own. Two different beings, from a folktale and from the womb of her mother. They're on different paths but it seems as if they're spirit merges as one.

Defeating Dragons and Minutes That Matter have many similarity and differences! Defeating Dragons is about a group of teens who help the local people of Aniak, Alaska they work 24 hours 7 days a week.Minutes That Matter is about a group of teens who send phones to soldiers who were overseas so they could talk to there family.These two groups both help people,whether it's helping them communicate with their family or helping them if they're hurt.They also are different in some ways Defeating Dragons help if there's an emergency, and Minutes That Matter help the soldiers keep in touch with their friends and family.

Hook: Cruelty is often used a defining factor, it can turn someone into either a hero or a villain

As a character, the dragon serves to speak with Grendel and illustrate how meaningless the world is. He does this by describing the blend of past, present, and future of which he experiences. He also does this by telling Grendel to “find a pile of gold and sit on it.” This conversation shows the view point of the dragon in that, being content with his state of being, he is able to see the world change moving forward and backward simultaneously.

We have found a dragon that any man has ever seen is just lying outside our village. If we do not destroy it, the creature will come and wreak havoc on our land once it discovers its treasure stolen.

The dragon has little similarities with the Basilisks other than they are both reptilian creatures and that both have poisonous defenses. The Basilisk has a poisonous breath while the dragon has a venomous bite. “Then the wound dealt by the ground-burner earlier began to scald and swell; Beowulf discovered deadly poison suppurating inside him,” (Beowulf, 2712-2715). The difference between them is that the dragon is much wiser and personifies greed which the Basilisk does not.

“Do you want me to shut up or tell you?” He teased, then waved it away and said, “Nothing much, so far. I’ve seen a couple books on overall dragons, but as far as I can tell they don’t cover habitat.”

St. Cyril of Jerusalem once said “The dragon is by the side of the road, watching those who pass. Beware lest he devour you. We go to the father of the souls, but it is necessary to pass by the dragon.” The road in which St. Cyril speaks of in this passage is the path one travels on his or her’s journey to Heaven, and the dragon is referring to the temptation one may submit to on that journey. Temptation is almost always present, but it is up to the individual to either acknowledge the dragon and ‘let him devour you’ or pass by and ignore the dragon. Flannery O’Connor wrote short stories with this quote in mind; she often depicts characters who become side tracked with pride, greed, vanity, etc. creating an encounter with the dragon on their

This reptile is quite the catch. Let me tell you about his appearance. Although he might look sharp and dangerous he is really nothing but a softy. All the “spikes” on his body are rubbery and not sharp at all. They have flat bodies with a row of “spikes” going down each side of the stomach. They are supported with 4 stubby legs that have 4 “toes” on each one. However, as I have come to find out through much research, unlike most lizards, bearded dragons will not make their tail fall off if threatened and

These dragons are in the northern quarter and use the northern corresponce. they stand for endurance,strength,responsibility,prosperity and their negitive is unwillingness to change, stubbornness,lack of consciousness,and weakness. use the Earth dragons to get lasting foundations and long term goals. they are also good for mental nad physical endurance. other names are Stone Dragons, Nature Dragons, Mountain Dragons, and Forest Dragons. The Chaos Dragon is it's own the colors are pure black they blend into the darkness and can look like stars. These dragons are not evil although some thing they are they can seem cruel but are doing for the greater good. They are Chaos and you call them when things can not be done by reasoning and order. they will confront your problem at the root of the problem and get straight to the point they are not Guardians or guides. they are maily work for re-creation of lives, relationships, and jobs, changing luck. they are good for past lives as well. working with this dragon you can not hide anything it knows everything even your deepiest darkest secrets. Chaos Dragons can also be courier warning of devastation, not listening to what they have to say may bring about Chaos in our

In the book, the author tries to define the dragon and states that it was seen to look like a giant snake. He also explains how people saw dragons as sacred whereby it was seen as some type of guardian to the people and provided them with protection and natural needs like rain. The book also tells of people, who had negative beliefs against the dragons; these were mostly Christians who to some extent even fought with the dragons. The belief that dragons were strong and mighty was seen as true since people who defeated dragons, mostly armies, were remembered as very great men. The popular belief that dragons guard great treasures in their caves is seen in this novel whereby the author states that people in those days tried to enter dragon caves which were guarded by these dragons.

Most Humans do not know that there are real life dragons on earth. They are not the fire breathing kind. They are huge, and a type of lizard.They are komodo dragons. They are a large lizard. The largest in the world. They even eat water buffalo! They can even get up to 10 feet long and weigh up to 300 pounds! They are very rare. They only live on 5 islands, out of the whole world in the wild. One of the islands that they live on is called Komodo island. That is how they got their name. Komodo dragons were once feared animals, now they are an attraction.