Featured image: Weyrworld, Michael Whelan
Dragons have existed within the human experience for as long as we can remember. We have an extensive history of viewing these beings as threatening creatures to be fought and conquered (see my post “Depictions of Gods or Humans Killing Reptiles”).
We also have a history, interwoven with the terror, of describing dragons as benevolent beings full of wonder, knowledge, power, and magic. Curiously, there has been an enormous upswell in recent decades of positive depictions which seem to far outnumber the negative representations.
The collection of images below is a VERY small sampling of the countless portrayals of benevolent dragons found in myth and contemporary fiction, art, and media. As I stated in my other post, these images represent something much more profound than trivial fantasies to be dismissed.
Shenlong, imperial dragon of storms and rain, Chinese mythology
Haku, Spirited Away
Falcor, The Neverending Story
Toothless, How to Train Your Dragon
The Flight of Dragons
Igneel and Natsu, Fairy Tail
Puff the Magic Dragon, Peter Yarrow and Leonard Lipton
Death Gate Cycle, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Eragon series, Christopher Paolini
Dragon Masters series, Tracey West
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Divine Dragon, Legend of Dragoon
Dragon Types, Pokemon
Moonveil Dragon, Magic the Gathering
Dragon, Hokusai Katsushika
Mushu, Mulan
Draco, Dragonheart
Elliott, Pete’s Dragon
Dragon, Shrek
Planetary Dragons, Dragonball Z
Dragonriders of Pern, Anne McCaffrey
Image: Dragonflight, Michael Whelan
Dragon Prince and Dragon Star series, Melanie Rawn
Image: Dragon Fire, Michael Whelan
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, Grace Lin
Dragons Love Tacos, Adam Rubin
Bahamut, Final Fantasy
Genji & Hanzo dragon abilities, Overwatch
Spyro the Dragon
LEGO dragon
Erin MacMichael is a visionary science fiction author and artist, creator of the T'nari Renegades series of novellas, novels, covers, and artwork. Her lifelong quest has been to explore past the boundaries of conventional thinking and figure out what really has transpired on this planet. She has traveled extensively throughout the world and lives in the Pacific Northwest with her marvelous offspring.
Featured image: Weyrworld, Michael Whelan
Dragons have existed within the human experience for as long as we can remember. We have an extensive history of viewing these beings as threatening creatures to be fought and conquered (see my post “Depictions of Gods or Humans Killing Reptiles”).
We also have a history, interwoven with the terror, of describing dragons as benevolent beings full of wonder, knowledge, power, and magic. Curiously, there has been an enormous upswell in recent decades of positive depictions which seem to far outnumber the negative representations.
The collection of images below is a VERY small sampling of the countless portrayals of benevolent dragons found in myth and contemporary fiction, art, and media. As I stated in my other post, these images represent something much more profound than trivial fantasies to be dismissed.
Shenlong, imperial dragon of storms and rain, Chinese mythology
Dragon, Hokusai Katsushika
Haku, Spirited Away
Mushu, Mulan
Falcor, The Neverending Story
Draco, Dragonheart
Toothless, How to Train Your Dragon
Elliott, Pete’s Dragon
The Flight of Dragons
Dragon, Shrek
Igneel and Natsu, Fairy Tail
Planetary Dragons, Dragonball Z
Puff the Magic Dragon, Peter Yarrow and Leonard Lipton
Dragonriders of Pern, Anne McCaffrey
Image: Dragonflight, Michael Whelan
Death Gate Cycle, Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Dragon Prince and Dragon Star series, Melanie Rawn
Image: Dragon Fire, Michael Whelan
Eragon series, Christopher Paolini
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, Grace Lin
Dragon Masters series, Tracey West
Dragons Love Tacos, Adam Rubin
Bahamut, Final Fantasy
Genji & Hanzo dragon abilities, Overwatch
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Divine Dragon, Legend of Dragoon
Dragon Types, Pokemon
Spyro the Dragon
Moonveil Dragon, Magic the Gathering
LEGO dragon
Erin MacMichael is a visionary science fiction author and artist, creator of the T'nari Renegades series of novellas, novels, covers, and artwork. Her lifelong quest has been to explore past the boundaries of conventional thinking and figure out what really has transpired on this planet. She has traveled extensively throughout the world and lives in the Pacific Northwest with her marvelous offspring.
Erin MacMichael is a visionary science fiction author and artist, creator of the T'nari Renegades series of novellas, novels, covers, and artwork. Her lifelong quest has been to explore past the boundaries of conventional thinking and figure out what really has transpired on this planet. She has traveled extensively throughout the world and lives in the Pacific Northwest with her marvelous offspring.
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