In snite of the fact that the Scriptures mention that fabulous monster the dragon, that it is inseparably associated with St. George and was displayed on Englandls cold coinage, there is nothing to provide the slightest confirmation that such $ creature ever existed. The Greek wmd “ drakon ” means a snake, and the conclusion that the dragon was evolved from the snake is borne out bv Egyptian and Indian mythology. Previous to the Norman Conquest the dragon was the ata„ dard of the Welsh and formed one of the supports of the royal arms at Tudor sovereigns. The Christians adopted the dragon as the symbol of unbelief, and m picturing St, George triumphing over it, it is onlv natural to conceive they made as fearsome a monster as they could.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20320, 31 January 1928, Page 7
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