Chapter Twelve. The 'old Serpent' And His Progeny : * "Dragons and Dragon Lore", by Ernest Ingersoll, [1928], CHAPTER TWELVE THE 'OLD SERPENT' AND HIS PROGENY IT is difficult to determine whether the Hebrews, as we know them in the Bible, believed in the actual existence of what we call a 'dragon,' at least as resident in Palestine. "Hebrew...
Chapter Fourteen. The Dragon And The Holy Cross : * "Dragons and Dragon Lore", by Ernest Ingersoll, [1928], CHAPTER FOURTEEN THE DRAGON AND THE HOLY CROSS IT IS noticeable in scanning the legends thus far recited, as purposely grouped, that the supernatural apparitions described, requiring superhuman feats for their extermination, were killed off...
Chapter Ten. The Dragon's Precious Pearl : * "Dragons and Dragon Lore", by Ernest Ingersoll, [1928], CHAPTER TEN THE DRAGON'S PRECIOUS PEARL A MOST curious, interesting, and at the same time obscure feature of this whole baffling subject is that of the so-called Pearl which accompanies the dragon in pictures and legends from the earliest...
Chapter One. Birth Of The Dragon : * "Dragons and Dragon Lore", by Ernest Ingersoll, [1928], Chapter One BIRTH OF THE DRAGON TODAY a solar eclipse is slowly darkening my study window, and when I step out of doors to watch it I hear a man say: The Dragon is eating the Sun. No dragon exists--none ever did exist. Nevertheless a belief...
Chapter Six. The Dragon As A Rain God : * "Dragons and Dragon Lore", by Ernest Ingersoll, [1928], CHAPTER SIX THE DRAGON AS A RAIN-GOD I HAVE been speaking thus far of the Oriental dragon in a generic sense, trying to show the nature of a mythical, half-animal, semi-divine, wholly imaginary being, vague and intangible, swayed by hum...
Chapter Thirteen. Welsh Romances And English : * "Dragons and Dragon Lore", by Ernest Ingersoll, [1928], CHAPTER THIRTEEN WELSH ROMANCES AND ENGLISH LEGENDS SUPERNATURAL BEASTS abound in the traditions and early records of the British Isles, and stand as ominous shades in the background of modern rural folklore, especially where the populati...
Chapter Seven. Korean Water And Mountain Spirits : * "Dragons and Dragon Lore", by Ernest Ingersoll, [1928], CHAPTER SEVEN KOREAN WATER AND MOUNTAIN SPIRITS KOREA CAME very early in Oriental history under the influence, if not under the domination, of China, and a cult of the Dragon has existed there since antiquity. Dr. William E. Griffis, in his...
Chapter Three. Indian Nagas And Draconic : * "Dragons and Dragon Lore", by Ernest Ingersoll, [1928], CHAPTER THREE INDIAN NAGAS AND DRACONIC PROTOTYPES AT A very early period northern India acquired a mixed population composed of Conquerors and more peaceful immigrants from the west and north, which became amalgamated with whatever...
Chapter Eight. 'the Men Of The Dragon Bones : * "Dragons and Dragon Lore", by Ernest Ingersoll, [1928], CHAPTER EIGHT "THE MEN OF THE DRAGON BONES" WHEN IN September, 1923, Dr. Henry Fairfield Osborn, President of the American Museum of Natural History in New York, was on his way to visit the camps of the Third Asiatic Exploring Expediti...
Chapter Eleven. The Dragon Invades The West : * "Dragons and Dragon Lore", by Ernest Ingersoll, [1928], CHAPTER ELEVEN THE DRAGON INVADES THE WEST AN ENTIRELY new field of research lies before us in the West--in Europe. There the word 'dragon' is as familiar as in China, but its form and connotations are decidedly different. Certainly...
Untitled : * This is a comprehensive study of the mythology of the dragon on a world-wide scale. Ingersoll deals with this archetypal beast in the lore of India, Korea, Japan, China, Wales, as well as the English legend of St. George. Anyone wishing to study dragons will find this a treasure-trove...
Chapter Four. The Divine Spirit Of The Waters : * "Dragons and Dragon Lore", by Ernest Ingersoll, [1928], CHAPTER FOUR THE DIVINE SPIRIT OF THE WATERS TODAY, WHEN one hears the word 'dragon' one's mind almost inevitably pictures the fantastic figure embroidered in red and gold thread on some gorgeous Chinese garment, or winding its clouded way...
Introduction : * "Dragons and Dragon Lore", by Ernest Ingersoll, [1928], INTRODUCTION I became intensely interested in Dragon Worship and the Dragon Myth during my recent journey in China and Mongolia in support of the Central Asiatic Expeditions of Roy Chapman Andrews. Especially, in the royal city of Peking...
Title Page : * "Dragons and Dragon Lore", by Ernest Ingersoll, [1928], DRAGONS AND DRAGON LORE BY ERNEST INGERSOLL With an Introduction by HENRY FAIRFIELD OSBORN President of the American Museum of Natural History "Theres no such thing in nature, and youll draw A faultless monster which the world neer saw."...
Chapter Five. Draconic Grandparents : * "Dragons and Dragon Lore", by Ernest Ingersoll, [1928], CHAPTER FIVE DRACONIC GRANDPARENTS AS SOON as men learn to form, by means of a drawing or an image, a representation of what is in their mind's eye, they apply their art to religion. The first attempts are often grotesquely rude...
Chapter Fifteen. To The Glory Of Saint George : * "Dragons and Dragon Lore", by Ernest Ingersoll, [1928], CHAPTER FIFTEEN TO THE GLORY OF SAINT GEORGE THE WESTERN half of our history is closing true to form--a history that originated in myth and resulted in the loftiest reality. It began in the romantic fable of Perseus and Andromeda, and it...
Chapter Nine. The Dragon In Japanese Art : * "Dragons and Dragon Lore", by Ernest Ingersoll, [1928], CHAPTER NINE THE DRAGON IN JAPANESE ART "HAVE You seen the dragon?" asks Mr. Okakura in The Awakening of Japan. "Approach him cautiously, for no mortal can survive the sight of his entire body. The eastern dragon is not the gruesome monster...
Chapter Two. Wanderings Of The Young Dragon : * "Dragons and Dragon Lore", by Ernest Ingersoll, [1928], CHAPTER TWO WANDERINGS OF THE YOUNG DRAGON ON THE assumption, which seems fair, that the historic traces of the dragon have led us back to Egypt and Babylonia--and very likely would lead us much farther could we penetrate the obscurities...
