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From Ancient Ireland to Westeros: A History of Dragons
From Ancient Ireland to Westeros: A History of Dragons
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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Aug 31, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
In this special episode brought to you by NOW, I look into why humans are fascinated with dragons. Did you know mythology around dragons is older than organised religion and spiritual beliefs of any kind? Meanwhile images of dragons has been found on all continents in societies from ancient Ireland to China. In this podcast I look at why dragon myths are so old, where did this mythology came from and what does it mean? Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/irishhistory.
Released:
Aug 31, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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