How come many ancient civilizations came up with the idea of Dragons when these civilizations could never have met.

by _Ishmael

How is it that ancient China came up with the idea and so did medieval Britain etc? Seems like most major civilizations have their own version of what we would call Dragons. Why?

Searocksandtrees

hi! not discouraging other input, but you can get started on this in the FAQ (link on sidebar):

Here be dragons