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[–] 5 points 5 days ago (3 children)

And are also common to hundreds of separate cultures from around the world

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  • [–] 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

    i think lots of those "dragons" are so vastly different, that giving them an umbrella term is nothing but an exercise in categorisation. similar how every culture has demons and gods, even though they are so vastly different.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 days ago (1 child)

    Yup just more cultural hyperdiffusion to make simple concepts like ‘person with wing stick figure’ or ‘big scary lizard’ seem like they’re only from one source.

    I’m explaining badly check out miniminuteman

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