Dragons are found in the mythology of both both as forces of evil and as benevolent forces of good. The piasa of the Illini Indians was dastardly. The winged animal lived in a cave by a river and ate human flesh. In the tribe’s legends, a chief named Ouatonga killed the piasa with poison arrows. [...]
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Dragons in Native American Mythology
June 12th, 2009
