This wine glass is delightfully enshrined in a laughing dragon pewter dragon.
2 1/4" diameter x 8" high.
Dragon Pewter Wine Glass
Was $39.99
Stock #14192
Dragon
History - A Summation of the Evidence
Where are all these accounts of dragon history? Actually, let's start with
the Bible, the most widely published book in history. A search for the
word "dragon" in the King James Version of the Bible produces 34
separate matches across 10 different books written between approximately
2000 BC and 90 AD. The word "dragon" (Hebrew: tannin) is
used throughout the Old Testament, and most directly translates as
"sea or land monsters." In the Book of Job, the author describes
the great creatures, Behemoth (Job 40) and Leviathan (Job 41). Although
the latest Bible translations use the words elephant, hippo or crocodile
instead of Behemoth and Leviathan, the original Hebrew and the context of
the descriptions do not allow for these interpretations.
Of course, dragon history is by no means limited to the Bible. Dragon
accounts from China, Europe, the Middle East, and ancient Latin America
share similar accounts of "dragons" and other beasts. Some
cultures revered these creatures. For instance, records of Marco Polo in
China show that the royal house kept dragons for ceremonies and dragons
were hunted for meat and medicine in the Province of Karazan. Records of
the Greek historian Herodotus and the Jewish historian Josephus describe
flying reptiles in ancient Egypt and Arabia. In other cultures, it was a
great honor to kill these creatures. There are numerous records of
warriors killing great beasts in order to establish credibility in a
village. Gilgamesh, Fafnir, Beowulf and other famous legends, including
the mythology of Egypt, Greece and Rome, include specific descriptions of
dragons and other dinosaur-like creatures.
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