Dragons love hoarding gold and other shiny, valuable things. Only a few brave knights ever vanquish them: are the uber-rich just dragons? (fedia.io)

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Are stories about dragons just allegories about the uber-wealthy and the dangers of hoarding wealth?

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[-] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

yes. Maybe not some of the stories from antiquity, I think there's some interpretations of like St George and the Dragon where the dragon is meant to represent sin, but in the modern era they are near exclusively an allegory for greed.

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