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I like the eastern dragon;because the european dragon has wings & it reminds me by the griffen,while the eastern dragon floats freely without wings (that's magical!)
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Based on what i've read on some chinese and asian stuff, their dragons can fly because flying itself is supernaturally innate for them, and some can fly because of a jewel(usually pearl or jade) embedded on a part of their body...sometimes on their foreheads, sometimes in their mouths....Eastern dragons represents positivity over negativity(blessings over woe), vice-versa for the western ones.
I guess you could call me a legendary/mythological creature enthusiast, i could list up hundreds of monsters that i know(background included) but in respect to the forum rules, i'd rather not.
Wikipedia is your friend, and thus,
The List. It's an incomplete list, there are still lots of monsters that aren't in that list. Oh well, how geeky can i be.....
As for the favorites, i'd have to say Jack in Irons, Tikbalang, and Hecatonchires. Jack is taken from Yorkshire folklore, he is depicted as a giant covered in chains carrying a spiked club. He stalked and haunted the lonely roads, he is known to take the heads of his victims for ornamental purposes. Human heads=fashion statement.
The Tikbalang is a Philippine mythological creature. It is larger than the normal human but not to a gigantic level. It's basically the Philippine Minotaur, or shall i say Hippotaur coz its head is a horse's instead of a bull's.
Lastly, Hecatonchires is from greek mythology. These giants had hundred hands and fifty heads, they were the children of Gaia and Uranus. I guess i don't have to talk more about their backgrounds, having a hundred hands and fifty heads are enough to make a statement.