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Dragon Turtle (Dungeons
A dragon turtle (''Lóngguī'') is a legendary China, Chinese creature that combines two of the Four Symbols (Chinese constellation), four celestial animals of Chinese mythology: the body of a Cultural depictions of turtles#China, turtle with a Chinese Dragon, dragon's head is promoted as a positive ornament in Feng Shui, symbolizing courage, determination, fertility, longevity, power, success, and support. Decorative carvings or statuettes of the creature are traditionally placed facing the window. Cartography, Mapmakers sometimes here be dragons, drew dragon turtles along with other fantastical creatures in unexplored areas. Dragon turtles appear in some editions of the tabletop roleplaying game ''Dungeons & Dragons''. A dragon turtle appears in the 1983 ''Dungeons & Dragons (TV series), Dungeons & Dragons'' cartoon episode, "The Garden of Zinn", its poisonous bite setting up the events of the episode. These creatures have a dragon body and turtle shell, with some types havin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dragon Turtle
A dragon turtle (''Lóngguī'') is a legendary Chinese creature that combines two of the four celestial animals of Chinese mythology: the body of a turtle with a dragon's head is promoted as a positive ornament in Feng Shui, symbolizing courage, determination, fertility, longevity, power, success, and support. Decorative carvings or statuettes of the creature are traditionally placed facing the window. Mapmakers sometimes drew dragon turtles along with other fantastical creatures in unexplored areas. Dragon turtles appear in some editions of the tabletop roleplaying game ''Dungeons & Dragons''. A dragon turtle appears in the 1983 ''Dungeons & Dragons'' cartoon episode, "The Garden of Zinn", its poisonous bite setting up the events of the episode. These creatures have a dragon body and turtle shell, with some types having flippers. ''Bowser'', a primary character in the '' Super Mario'' franchise by '' Nintendo'', is based on a dragon turtle. See also *Bixi - one of the 9 s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
