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"What else could it be, that Japan has a rich tapestry of folktales featuring all sorts of fantastical creatures?" (lemmy.world)

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[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 24 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The actual answer is because Japan has lots of reptile representation among their demons and yokai.

Japan has lizards and enjoys them as a culture to celebrate. The closest the West has is "salamander = fire".

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

There's some others, like sea serpents and the Western concept of dragons as giant flying lizards. A dragon is literally the symbol of Wales (okay, a wyvern if you want to be technical about it, but whatever).

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

(okay, a wyvern if you want to be technical about it, but whatever)

Nah that's a dragon. They hadn't invented D&D yet.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

For what it's worth, the word goes back to the 17th century. But Wikipedia also calls them a type of dragon, so 🤷.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyvern

[–] Justas@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

There's also a Baltic cult of worshipping wood snakes. And a fairy tale about one being the king of the sea.