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YINGLONG: The žalčiai are harmless grass snakes, indigenous to the Known as the Proper Conduct Baltic region. Their scientific name Dragon, the yinglong is the only is Natrix tripodontus. The woodland Chinese dragon portrayed with variety is dark gray, while the wings. The yinglong also lacks domestic kind is usually green. scales. It is mentioned frequently Some have two distinctive crescent in myths about the Three Soverigns shapes on their heads. and Five Emperors. As with other Chinese dragons, yinglong is a In the folk tale Eglė the Queen guardian of the waters of the earth of Serpents, the Serpent King is and is associated with the clouds of a žaltys. Žalčiai are associated with heaven. According to the Yuen Kien sexual life, and encountering such a Lei Han, dragons gain wings after snake prophesied marriage or birth. 1,000 years. It was sometimes given a privileged place under the bed of a married The term yinglong means couple. Fertility was essential to “dragon shape” or “dragon form”. prosperity, so a žaltys was seen to ŽALTYS: bring happiness and prosperity. A žaltys was a guardian A dragon looks much like serpent in Baltic tradition. In 1604, a reptile, at least at first glance. It Jesuit missionaries reported:The has a muscular, a long, tick neck, a people have reached such a stage horned head, and a sinuous tail. It of madness that they believe that walks on four legs with clawed feet, deity exists in reptiles. Therefore and it flies using its vast, bat like they carefully safeguard them, lest wings. Heavy scales cover a dragon someone injure the reptiles kept from the tip of its tail to the end of inside their homes. Superstitiously its snout. they believe that harm would come Dragons are different sizes, to them, should anyone show of course. They start out as eggs, disrespect to these reptiles...

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