Kilmire
Kilmire t1_j97voqm wrote
Reply to comment by Thatparkjobin7A in Inside Abraham Lincoln's Wrestling Career Before He Was President by Professional_Bite725
He once ripped a man in half, from skull to groin, and exploded his still beating heart with a single glance. He was quite embarrassed, as he didn't mean to; but the man was a slaver so it was a net positive overall.
Kilmire t1_jaojiz6 wrote
Reply to comment by bradaltf4 in Sea creatures in Greek manuscript and Norse mythology may have been whales with mouths agape — Fish instinctively swim toward apparent shelter of creature’s mouth, a phenomenon depicted in ancient texts as early as 2,000 years ago by marketrent
It's less because we're idiots but more the fact they aren't real beasts or whatever doesn't matter at all for the stories they help tell and that make them so gripping. Like who literally believes in monsters these days anyways? I'd say it'd be far dumber to forget them outright because they tell important metaphorical stories.
Dragons are real, in that desire to burn society down, steal the wealth and sleep on resulting pile of stolen gold can be seen lots in people throughout history. Doesn't matter if they're actually a flying, fire breathing dinosaur or not if that's what they're acting like.