Dragon: Did you mean...?

Dragons appear in the mythology of many ancient cultures but nowhere else in the world was the creature quite so revered as in China. There, in marked contrast to other world mythologies, the dragon was almost always seen in a positive light...

It is a breathtaking flight with dramatic sweeps over fertile valleys and blue pine forests. You fly past Mt. Everest, Mt. Kanchenjunga and Mt. Gangkhar Puensum, which is the highest, unclimbed mountain in the world soaring to almost 7,570...

A Babylonian mušḫuššu dragon, glazed tiles from the Ishtar Gate, which was constructed by Nebuchadnezzar II, c. 575 BCE. Istanbul Archaeological Museums.

Detail from the Ishtar Gate of Babylon, built in 6th century BCE by king Nebuchadnezzar II; part of the Gate is now reconstructed in Pergamon Museum in Berlin.

A celadon (greenware) ceramic kettle in the form of a mythical dragon-turtle creature. Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 918-1392. National Museum of Korea, Seoul.

A detail of the dragon suspension of the bronze bell at the Sangwonsa temple in Pyeongchang. The bronze-cast bell dates to 725 and is the oldest surviving such bell from ancient Korea.

Saint George & the Dragon, painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Paolo Uccello (1397-1475), created c. 1470. National Gallery, London.

A marble relief panel showing Saint George and the dragon by the Italian Renaissance sculptor Donatello (c. 1386-1466 CE). Completed c. 1415 CE for the pedestal of a statue of the saint in the Orsanmichele in Florence. (Bargello, Florence)

Saint George and the Dragon by the Italian Renaissance painter Tintoretto (1518-1594 CE). c. 1570 CE. (National Gallery, London)

The jade dragon from Hongshan, Inner Mongolia, China. Dating to between 4500 and 3000 BCE, it is the earliest known depiction of a dragon. National Museum of China, Beijing. Image by David Owsley Museum, used with permission.