OT WE 23 APR 25 ~ Slay a Dragon Day
Submitted by QMS on Wed, 04/23/2025 - 5:00am
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Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist,
but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.
-- Neil Gaiman
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Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
-- Dilbert by Scott Adams
The hunger of a dragon is slow to wake, but hard to sate.
-- Ursula K. Le Guin
People who deny the existence of dragons are often eaten by dragons. From within.
-- Ursula K. Le Guin
When the old mapmakers got to the edge of the world they used to write: “Beyond this place, there be Dragons.”
-- Barclay Cole
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Credits ~
“The Swamp Wyrm.” Jeff Lee Johnsen.
https://www.dragonsinn.net/types-dragons/
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Open thread, so post something in between your battles with Dragons 
Comments
Thanks for the Ursula K. Le Guin
quotes. I've always enjoyed her Earthsea books and Anne McCaffreys Dragon Riders of Pern
You are welcome
Glad you enjoy Le Guin (I do as well).
St. George is a patron saint of many European countries,
although no physical evidence of him ever killing the critter
seem to exist. Legends live on in spite of embellishments.
Zionism is a social disease
who would know better than
who would know better than Neil Gaiman?
Yes, an extremely awarded Fantasy / fiction writer
.
Did a lot with DC Comics as well.
Thanks for adding to the mix kelly.
Off to pick-up some mahogany for a boat project.
Zionism is a social disease
Good morning...
May 1st is Saint George’s Day in Ethiopia
The rest of the world celebrates it on April the 23rd. St George (the one who slay the dragon, and is almost always pictured on his white horse) is the Patron Saint of Ethiopia.
St. George was a popular figure throughout the Christian East. He is almost always shown riding a white horse spearing a dragon found beneath him. Sometimes a young woman is shown in a tree symbolizing the princess that he rescues. Unlike other cultures in the East, Ethiopians called her by a name—Brutawit, literally the girl from Beirut.
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The fame of St. George increased throughout Europe in 1265 by publication of the Legenda Aurea (The Golden Legend) by James of Voragine, a collection of stories which included that of George and the Dragon. Actual origin of the legend of George and the Dragon is unknown. It may have been begun by the Crusaders when they returned home but was not recorded until the sixth century. St. George was a prominent figure in the secular miracle plays performed in the springs of medieval times. Some hold the story to be a christianized version of the Greek legend of Perseus said to have rescued a princess near the Lydda where St. George’s tomb is located.
Saint George, The Dragon Slayer: The Legend Behind the Hero
St. George is perhaps one of Christianity’s most famous saints, and is best-known as the patron saint of England. Apart from this well-known fact, St. George is also the patron saint of a number of other countries, including Portugal, Georgia, Lithuania, and Greece. The most popular tale regarding this saint is the one in which he slays a dragon. Thus, St. George is most commonly depicted as a knight mounted on a horse and in the process of spearing a dragon. This image has inspired many artists over the years, and has been portrayed on various coats of arms.
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It has been said that St. George’s military prowess made him popular amongst the knights of Medieval Europe, especially following the crusades. During the First Crusade, for example, an apparition of St. George is said to have aided the crusaders during their successful siege of Antioch in 1098.
As in the legends of St. George and St. Margaret of Antioch (both Dragon slayers), Dragons represent the Devil. Spirit Animals always appear with your highest and best good in mind. Sometimes, that highest and best good can mean that you must face and ‘slay' the Dragon inside yourself (addiction in any form, violence or rage issues, confidence and self-worth challenges, etc.). Or, conversely, the Dragon Spirit Animal may come when it's time to face and ‘slay' a ‘Devil' who is doing harm to you and/or your loved ones, community, hearth and home, pets, etc.
Dragon lines, ley lines, and earth chakras are concepts related to the Earth's energy and geomancy, but they originate from different cultural backgrounds and have distinct interpretations.
...In Feng Shui, dragon lines, or "lung mei," represent the flow of energy (Qi) through the Earth. These lines are believed to be the paths along which the Earth’s energy flows, much like veins and arteries in the human body.
Good luck with your wood purchase, and thanks for the OT! Interesting topic...
“Until justice rolls down like water and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
No wonder George achieved sainthood
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To rescue a maiden from the beast
deserves some kind of recognition.
A bit confused how that all got mixed into the Crusades?
But religion has always been perplexing to me.
Got the mahogany (thanks the gods I have a truck with racks)
and a down payment on the vessel renovation to get started.
A beautiful spring day here. Hope you are well indeed.
Q
Zionism is a social disease
any leftovers for a guitar body?
Gaiman is doing Weinstein a solid.
Myself, I need Moorcock.
and all the jokes that come with.