Dragon Share

Shisa is probably the closest I get to a history/myth dragon. I lived in Okinawa for two years and it is one of my favorite myths/cultural aspects of the island. [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=4063934] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/40640/4063934_350.png[/img] [/url] Ceramic and stone shisa dogs are incredibly common in Okinawa, Japan. They can be painted in many different colors (though usually accented with red, gold, or green) and are often seen in pairs on porches, entrances, and other places. One has its mouth open, while the other's is closed. I was taught that the closed-mouth one kept in good spirits and the open-mouthed one scared bad spirits away, but opinions differ depending on who you talk to. Below is a picture of one of the shisa that we got while we lived there. Its closed-mouth counterpart sits on the other end of the mantle. :) [img]https://38.media.tumblr.com/fcaeb53a904faa56e0ce3f0baa4a0b38/tumblr_n74osm308O1slad33o1_500.jpg[/img]

@Luunai

Oohh, that's quite a collection you have there.
And Gilgamesh and Tiamat too! Oh, I love those myths, and the dragons are gorgeous as well! D:

@foehn

She's beautiful! And that sounds like a good idea, we don't want any bloody accidents about, now do we? :)

@Clarinetosaurus

I've never heard of that before, I love learning new things about different cultures! And living in Okinawa must have been quite an experience.

He'll make a handsome dragon once he grows up, seeing as the male imperials have their mouths closed, he should be keeping those good spirits in your lair while he's there, right? :)

Osiris fits! Though I didn't name her after the god, I just thought the name and how it sounded fits her... Buuut you wouldn't know that because her colors also work thematically with the death god. [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=2475696] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/24757/2475696_350.png[/img] [/url]

I have a fewwwww [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=3710807] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/37109/3710807_350.png[/img] [/url] Amneris, named after an Egyptian high priestess who stole the Cup of Ankh from the gods. [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=2197770] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/21978/2197770_350.png[/img] [/url] Sigyn, Loki's wife and goddess of fidelity. [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=2459557] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/24596/2459557_350.png[/img] [/url] Perseus, a greek hero. (Also Percy Jackson shh) [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=4135686] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/41357/4135686_350.png[/img] [/url] Nebuchadnezzar, a king of the neo-Babylonian era. (also the Matrix shhh)

I'll just leave Ares right here... [img]http://i.imgur.com/zfrchr9.png[/img] Alas, the "is that a crackle gene or did somebody drop you in a puddle of blood" look to his tertiary was much more exaggerated as a hatchling. I also have Herodotus, after the legendary historian... [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/39490/3948964_350.png[/img] and Aither, the primordial Hellenic personification of the light of the upper sky: [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/39393/3939274_350.png[/img]

Hmmm... Let's see... I have quite some 'Gods' and the likes in my Lair... some on purpose... some more accidentally... xD [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=662744] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/6628/662744_350.png[/img] [/url] This is Mephisto... I named him that cause he looks really evil and demonic and I wanted to underline that 8D His name means 'destroyer' and 'liar' ;D [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=466430] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/4665/466430_350.png[/img] [/url] This is Pan, named after the god of sheperds because for one thing, I just like the sound of the name... for another... he just was so naturey... it had to be done xD [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=3727273] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/37273/3727273_350.png[/img] [/url] Atreju is not really a myth or history reference... but... look at his parents' names... x3 How could I ignore that? xD [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=339070] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/3391/339070_350.png[/img] [/url] Janus, one of my first found egg dragons x3 When he was still an ungened Guardian I kinda thought the name really suited him... now I'm not as sure anymore... but I'm still fond of the name... So he'll be Janus... forever... I think... xD [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=639477] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/6395/639477_350.png[/img] [/url] Merlin... Just because I like the name... and if I remember, he was my first Arcane dragon... and for me Arcane equals Magic... So a sorcerer's name deemed suitable 8D~ [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=473860] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/4739/473860_350.png[/img] [/url] Daphne... reference to a nymph from Greek Mythology that was transformed into a Laurel Tree x3 She's one of my darlings! ;3 [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=3791446] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/37915/3791446_350.png[/img] [/url] Phoenix... Another User advised me to name her that... x3 And I agree... Her colors scream for that name... =3 I bred her myself recently and she is the first dragon in a long time, I kept for myself... But... it had to be... *3* [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=921930] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/9220/921930_350.png[/img] [/url] Amaterasu, the Japanese Sun Goddess... =3 [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=3626092] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/36261/3626092_350.png[/img] [/url] Strateia - I named her after an angel who has the ability to let stars rain down from the sky 8D [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=1418185] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/14182/1418185_350.png[/img] [/url] Loki, the Trickster... and Nordic God of Fire... This reference has nothing to do with the Marvel Movie Loki... ;D [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=69398] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/694/69398_350.png[/img] [/url] His name is Orpheus... He is quite mysterious and I felt he needed a more mysterious name than the name I bought him with xD So I chose Orpheus... even though my boy here is not really a good singer, poet or musician xD The last two are my newest Breeding Pair, that I allowed myself to buy as birthday presents ;D [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=3600671] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/36007/3600671_350.png[/img] [/url] Ganymed, named after a young man from Greek myths... Said to be the most beautiful man ever... ;D Again, not a really suitable reference... but... heck, I like the name... xD [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=3918532] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/39186/3918532_350.png[/img] [/url] last but not least... Skadi... named after the Nordic Goddess of Winter... which is a reference to her flight... additionally the name Skadi means 'magpie'... and her colors remind me so strongly of a magpie... x3 I think I couldn't have found a better name for her =3

Yes, in fact, most of my lair xD. I'll keep this post down to a handful of my favorites. I may or may not have a huge fascination with mythology and the historical importance of said deities. [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=4082175] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/40822/4082175_350.png[/img] [/url] Poseidon, greek God of the Sea. [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=3002611] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/30027/3002611_350.png[/img] [/url] Morrigan, Gaelic Goddess of stife, who often appeared as a crow. [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=3917034] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/39171/3917034_350.png[/img] [/url] Nut, Egyptian Sky Goddess, and Mother to the Earth and other Egyptian deities. [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=3309974] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/33100/3309974_350.png[/img] [/url] Brighid, Gaelic Goddess of healing, poetry, and craft, often associated with the swan. [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=3254739] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/32548/3254739_350.png[/img] [/url] Bacchus, the Roman God of wine, to whom magpie's were associated. I thought this particular Coatl looked a bit like a magpie dipped in wine a few times. Or more than a few times. xD [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=3504912] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/35050/3504912_350.png[/img] [/url] Demeter, Greek Goddess of the harvest and the fertility of the earth. [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=3487200] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/34873/3487200_350.png[/img] [/url] Jupiter, the Roman God counterpart to Zeus, God of the sky and the creator of thunder and storms.

I have Setekh [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=1821323] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/18214/1821323_350.png[/img] [/url] and Ammut [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=3794689] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/37947/3794689_350.png[/img] [/url] they're both from egyptian mythology. Also Kodama, from japanese mythology [url=http://flightrising.com/main.php?dragon=3352697] [img]http://flightrising.com/rendern/350/33527/3352697_350.png[/img] [/url]