The History of The Dragons and why Dragon Tattoos Are So Popular By Becky McClure According to the Webster-Merriam Dictionary, the word dragon is Middle English, from Anglo-French dragun, from Latin dracon. The definition of dragon is: • A mythical animal usually represented as a monstrous winged and scaly serpent with a crested head and enormous claws. • Or someone who is formidable The many depictions of dragons are incredibly diverse and complex. No other creature in mythology has appeared in so many cultures from such remote parts of the world! Many of us think of dragons as a terrifying beast. However, the Eastern dragons are portrayed as good, kind, ancient and intelligent. The Asian Dragons have the most recorded history in the world, especially in China going back thousands of years. The Difference between the Eastern Dragons: Chinese dragons have all five toes. The Chinese believe that all dragons began from China. They believed that as the dragons flew south, they began to lo...