The depicted mosaic was discovered in the floor of an ancient Kaulonian residence now referred to as the House of the Dragon. The _kētŏs_or κῆτος (latinized as cetus) I have to show you appears to exhibit a few more physical similarities we might expect from a western dragon (I mean … compared to a snake).
King Eurystheus gave Heracles the task of slaying this sucker as his second labor (during his post-murdered-my-wife-and-children atonement tour). With multiple heads (one of which was immortal … all of which would grow back), poisonous breath, and blood so corrosive it could kill with a whiff, the Hydra was f$&kin' fierce. Hesiod's Theogony tells us that the Hydra was the offspring of Typhon and Echidna, two badass MFers, living in the lake of Lerna in the Argolid. He'd hoped changing his name to glory of Hera would get her off his ass. Hera sent two serpents to end the boy in his crib. Hera raised this particular hydra for the sole purpose of killing one mighty annoying demigod by the name of Heracles (pronounced Ἡρακλῆς). Looking like a snake would be totally on-brand for a beastie known to the world as the Lernaean Hydra (which is English for Λερναῖα Ὕδρα) since the word ὕδρα (pronounced hydra) means "water snake" in Greek. (𒄩𒂔𒌈) Some Greek dragons had wings, like the burdened beasts Helios had hauling his chariot about the sky but, the majority of these little f$&kers look more like snakes. ⒝ The etymological origin of dragon is the f$&king Greek word drakōn (pronounced δράκων). ⑴ Those for whom the previous passage applies likely received a western education that included at least a little taste of Greek mythology and, the backbone of Greek mythology is a dragon bone. I originally began the globetrot in Ancient Egypt however, taking what I've just relayed into consideration, I think Ancient Greece may be the better destination. The bit about the Greek dragons that I've been stuck on since I decided to drop them in front of those Egyptian dragons I posted (history lesson transitions are some bullshit)… Submit your audition lines to our Behind the Voice Actors before April 9th. There are a lot of roles to fill and enough fun for three Earth Rumbles combined, so don’t be shy! This is your chance to join the Jasmine Dragon Tea Hour Podcast in our latest epic endeavor. Specifically, we’re looking to fill the rolls of: We’re looking for fangirls, fanboys, and fanspeople to fill roles for our production of Half Asleep by (crushinator on Ao3 and FFnet)! So brush off your Mai impression or your best Appa groans for this dramatic rendition of one of the Zutara fandom’s all time classics.
Have you ever wanted to join a band of wandering nomads, singing ditties through all days and all nights? Or more importantly, have you ever wanted to join the Ember Island players and truly destroy what would have otherwise been an oscar worthy role?
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