Why Dragons Exist Everywhere

From the icy fjords of Scandinavia to the steamy jungles of Mesoamerica, from the temples

of ancient China to the castles of medieval Europe—cultures that never met, with no way to share

stories, all invented the dragon. <break time="2.5s" /> So why? Why does this specific,

complex creature appear in nearly every human mythology? The answer isn't that dragons were

real, but that they are the ultimate symbol, born from a perfect storm of primal

fear, ancient discovery, and the deepest human questions about the world. <break time="12.0s" />

Reason #1: The Bones of Giants. Long before paleontology, our ancestors stumbled upon the undeniable

evidence of monsters: giant bones. Dinosaur fossils, mammoth skulls, and the skeletons