The dragons in these paintings are inspired by dragon myths from around the world.
They include: The Australian Rainbow Serpent, England’s Westminster Abbey Dragons, NuKua (China), Dobrynja and Gorynytch (Russia), the Chichimec Goddess, Itzpapalotl in her mortuary phase, Mesoamerican deity: Quetzalcoatl Babylonian Dragon Goddess: Tiamat, Bonesinger: Shaman spirit dancer, Beowulf’s dragon, Dragon Hunter initiate Tibetan dragon: Drug Dru, Greek Gorgon Medusa, Egyptian dragon of Chaos: Apep (the original “he who must not be named”), and the Dahomey creation dragon, Aido Hwedo.
To learn more about the original paintings in this collection, please click on the following link: Susanne Iles: Dragon Gallery
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