From: george knysh
Message: 17581
Date: 2003-01-14
> drakon < *derkein "to seen".*****GK: Quite. That was the point of my question.
> ----- Original Message -----__________________________________________________
> From: george knysh <gknysh@...>
> To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 9:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [tied] Re: Medieval Dragons, dog/snake,
> Greek Dragons
>
>
> >
> > --- Jo�o_Sim�es_Lopes_Filho <jodan99@...>
> > wrote:
> > > Chinese dragons could be crocodiles. It would
> > > explain the link to water and
> > > rain. Later, they became legendary creatures,
> and
> > > were associated to fossil
> > > teeth and bones. It's like the Greek mastodons,
> who
> > > can influenced the
> > > legend of cyclopes (elephatine skull resemble an
> > > one-eyed giant head,
> > > because the nostril is very large and in the
> center
> > > of head)
> > >
> > > Joao SL
> >
> > GK: You started the thread, so my question is
> > initially, but not exclusively,to you. Why did the
> > Greek term for "dragon" (borrowed by many other
> > languages)relate this fabulous monster to the
> notion
> > of "seeing"?
> >
> >
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