Concept information
Preferred term
dragon
Definition
- Legendary creature that particularly controls water and weather, symbol of virility and strength, pertaining to the creative Yang principle; also symbol of the Emperor from the Han period.
Alternative Terms
龙
Chinese
long
Source
- Fahr-Becker (ed.). 2000. Arte dell’Estremo Oriente. Koln: Konemann, 719.
Belongs to group
In other languages
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long
Chinese
URI
http://w3id.org/write/thesaurus/dragon
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