Dragonalia Survey

[dragoncrone]

I am putting together some factoids for a future program and need input. If so inclined, reply to the following:

Do you believe dragons existed in ancient times?

Could they communicate with humans?

Did they breathe fire?
Did they fly?

Where did they come from?

In what medium did you first notice them: Literature - Statues/figures - Art history - Tattoos - ?

What part of the US/world do you live in?

What is your highest education level achieved (high school, some college, degree?)

Do you believe in ghosts/ spirits?

Which of the following do you regard as real: Fairies - Angels - Demons - Werewolves - Vampires - UFOs - Yeti - Sasquatch - Loch Ness Monster - Bermuda Triangle?

What is your ethnic heritage: English/Welsh - Irish - Scottish - German - French - Scandinavian - Russian - Chinese - Japanese - Korean - Indochinese (Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam) - Creole/cajun - African - Hawai'ian/ Pacific Islands - Native American

What religion do you identify with, philosophically? Xtian - Jewish - Muslim - Buddhist - Hindu - Agnostic - Pagan/pantheistic - Satanist - Voudun - Other

What books do you read most often: Fiction - which genre?
Non-fiction - History? Philosophy? Science? Art?

Thanks for participating!!

[RubyRose]

Do you believe dragons existed in ancient times?
Yes

Could they communicate with humans?
Maybe

Did they breathe fire? Yes
Did they fly? Yes

Where did they come from?
No idea.

In what medium did you first notice them: Literature - Statues/figures - Art history - Tattoos - ?
Statues

What part of the US/world do you live in?
Australia

What is your highest education level achieved (high school, some college, degree?)
Diploma

Do you believe in ghosts/ spirits?
Not really.

Which of the following do you regard as real: Fairies - Angels - Demons - Werewolves - Vampires - UFOs - Yeti - Sasquatch - Loch Ness Monster - Bermuda Triangle?
Fairies and Angels

What is your ethnic heritage: English/Welsh - Irish - Scottish - German - French - Scandinavian - Russian - Chinese - Japanese - Korean - Indochinese (Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam) - Creole/cajun - African - Hawai'ian/ Pacific Islands - Native American
English/Welsh as well as Irish and Scottish


What religion do you identify with, philosophically? Xtian - Jewish - Muslim - Buddhist - Hindu - Agnostic - Pagan/pantheistic - Satanist - Voudun - Other
Pagan

What books do you read most often: Fiction - which genre?
Non-fiction - History? Philosophy? Science? Art?
Fiction - Fantasy

[Tanya]

I am putting together some factoids for a future program and need input. If so inclined, reply to the following:


Do you believe dragons existed in ancient times?

no.



Could they communicate with humans?
question 1 negates this



Did they breathe fire? and this

Did they fly? and this


Where did they come from? and this


In what medium did you first notice them: Literature - Statues/figures - Art history - Tattoos - ?

probably folklore.



What part of the US/world do you live in?

Australia, originally from the PA.


What is your highest education level achieved (high school, some college, degree?)
post graduate.. literature and science degrees


Do you believe in ghosts/ spirits?
no, not literally.


Which of the following do you regard as real: Fairies - Angels - Demons - Werewolves - Vampires - UFOs - Yeti - Sasquatch - Loch Ness Monster - Bermuda Triangle?

Like many scientists, I think the possiblity of alien life is pretty good, I've heard of nothing that proves alien life forms they are visiting us. Maybe I could buy the idea that some large unidentified megafauna exist, but the liklihood is less each year.




What is your ethnic heritage: English/Welsh - Irish - Scottish - German - French - Scandinavian - Russian - Chinese - Japanese - Korean - Indochinese (Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam) - Creole/cajun - African - Hawai'ian/ Pacific Islands - Native American
various... Russian, Polish, Welsh, German, Mongolian, Scotish,Irish, NA


What religion do you identify with, philosophically? Xtian - Jewish - Muslim - Buddhist - Hindu - Agnostic - Pagan/pantheistic - Satanist - Voudun - Other
Pagan


What books do you read most often: Fiction - which genre?
Non-fiction - History? Philosophy? Science? Art?

I read pretty much everything that doesn't focus on "her yearning mound rose to meet his throbbing member....", and right wing or extremist religious propoganda.

so.. yes I read fiction, I enjoy fantasy.... and SciFi as well as more traditional things and magical realism.
non-fiction: all of the above and more...

[Æthelflæd]

Do you believe dragons existed in ancient times?
Unless you're talking about komodo dragons, no.

Could they communicate with humans?
Well komodo dragons can be tamed and learn to recognize faces, but whether they actually go up to humans to beg for food and stuff like that, I wouldn't know.

Did they breathe fire? Nope
Did they fly? Not that I'm aware of

Where did they come from?
Indonesia

In what medium did you first notice them: Literature - Statues/figures - Art history - Tattoos - ? I probably first saw a fictional one in a book when I was little. I've seen them so often, I don't remember exactly when I saw my first one.

What part of the US/world do you live in? San Jose, California

What is your highest education level achieved (high school, some college, degree?) Master's degree

Do you believe in ghosts/ spirits? Not really. I think people do go somewhere after they die, but whether they actually visit our world... I've never had an encounter with one.

Which of the following do you regard as real: Fairies - Angels - Demons - Werewolves - Vampires - UFOs - Yeti - Sasquatch - Loch Ness Monster - Bermuda Triangle? None of the above

What is your ethnic heritage: English/Welsh - Irish - Scottish - German - French - Scandinavian - Russian - Chinese - Japanese - Korean - Indochinese (Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam) - Creole/cajun - African - Hawai'ian/ Pacific Islands - Native American
English

What religion do you identify with, philosophically? Xtian - Jewish - Muslim - Buddhist - Hindu - Agnostic - Pagan/pantheistic - Satanist - Voudun - Other
Pagan

What books do you read most often: Fiction - which genre?
Non-fiction - History? Philosophy? Science? Art? Religion/theology

[WokeUpDead]

Do you believe dragons existed in ancient times? No

In what medium did you first notice them: Literature

What part of the US/world do you live in? California

What is your highest education level achieved: 3 years of college so far.

Do you believe in ghosts/ spirits? No

Which of the following do you regard as real: UFOs. Sort of. I don't think they're around earth or watching us or anything like that but I do think that somewhere in the universe and probably the galaxy there has to be a planet out there with beings smart enough to do some space travel. Whether they'll ever be able to make it to us I don't know.

What is your ethnic heritage: I have no idea.

What religion do you identify with, philosophically? None

What books do you read most often: Fiction. Not sure about genre

[Bettie]

Do you believe dragons existed in ancient times?
Nup.

Could they communicate with humans?
Nup, on account of not existing.

Did they breathe fire?
n/a

Did they fly?
n/a

Where did they come from?
n/a

In what medium did you first notice them: Literature - Statues/figures - Art history - Tattoos - ?
Fairy stories as a kid.

What part of the US/world do you live in?
Australia

What is your highest education level achieved (high school, some college, degree?)
Degree

Do you believe in ghosts/ spirits?
I believe it's possible that they might exist.

Which of the following do you regard as real: Fairies - Angels - Demons - Werewolves - Vampires - UFOs - Yeti - Sasquatch - Loch Ness Monster - Bermuda Triangle?
UFOs, possibly.

What is your ethnic heritage: English/Welsh - Irish - Scottish - German - French - Scandinavian - Russian - Chinese - Japanese - Korean - Indochinese (Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam) - Creole/cajun - African - Hawai'ian/ Pacific Islands - Native American
English

What religion do you identify with, philosophically? Xtian - Jewish - Muslim - Buddhist - Hindu - Agnostic - Pagan/pantheistic - Satanist - Voudun - Other
Satanist

What books do you read most often: Fiction - which genre?
Non-fiction - History? Philosophy? Science? Art?
Lots of everything - mostly non-fiction, though.

[Against The Tide]

Do you believe dragons existed in ancient times?
Yes
Could they communicate with humans?
Mabe so - the same way animals can communicate with humans today
Did they breathe fire?
No
Did they fly?
Not likely
Where did they come from?
Dinosaurs/lizards
In what medium did you first notice them: Literature - Statues/figures - Art history - Tattoos - ?
Art and culture. England has its dragon lore and culture - knights fighting dragons/St George myth
What part of the US/world do you live in?
UK
What is your highest education level achieved (high school, some college, degree?)
College
Do you believe in ghosts/ spirits?
Spirits yes ghosts - thats a whole tin of worms
Which of the following do you regard as real: Fairies - Angels - Demons - Werewolves - Vampires - UFOs - Yeti - Sasquatch - Loch Ness Monster - Bermuda Triangle?
Not real (well parts I believe but so tiny and different to common myths)
What is your ethnic heritage: English/Welsh - Irish - Scottish - German - French - Scandinavian - Russian - Chinese - Japanese - Korean - Indochinese (Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam) - Creole/cajun - African - Hawai'ian/ Pacific Islands - Native American
English/Irish
What religion do you identify with, philosophically? Xtian - Jewish - Muslim - Buddhist - Hindu - Agnostic - Pagan/pantheistic - Satanist - Voudun - Other
Buddist/Pagan/Christianity
What books do you read most often: Fiction - which genre?
Non-fiction - History? Philosophy? Science? Art?
Fiction: social studies/popular science
Non fiction: fantasy/sci fi

[Trithemius]

Do you believe dragons existed in ancient times?

No.

Could they communicate with humans?

No.

Did they breathe fire?
Did they fly?

No.

Where did they come from?

Human imagination.

In what medium did you first notice them: Literature - Statues/figures - Art history - Tattoos - ?

Literature.

What part of the US/world do you live in?

Midwest US.

What is your highest education level achieved (high school, some college, degree?)

College degree.

Do you believe in ghosts/ spirits?

Yes.

Which of the following do you regard as real: Fairies - Angels - Demons - Werewolves - Vampires - UFOs - Yeti - Sasquatch - Loch Ness Monster - Bermuda Triangle?

Fairies: I'll give this one a slim maybe.
Angels: Not really.
Demons: No.
Werewolves: Hell no.
Vampires: No.
UFOs: Possibly. Life on other planets, definitely. I don't know that any ET life has traveled to Earth though.
Yeti: Possibly
Sasquatch: Possibly
Loch Ness Monster: Used to, but not any more.
Bermuda Triangle: Well, the Triangle is real enough, and there have been some mysterious disappearances there over the years. I don't know that any of them are attributable to supernatural causes though.

What is your ethnic heritage: English/Welsh - Irish - Scottish - German - French - Scandinavian - Russian - Chinese - Japanese - Korean - Indochinese (Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam) - Creole/cajun - African - Hawai'ian/ Pacific Islands - Native American

English/Pennsylvania Dutch.

What religion do you identify with, philosophically? Xtian - Jewish - Muslim - Buddhist - Hindu - Agnostic - Pagan/pantheistic - Satanist - Voudun - Other

Pagan/Agnostic

What books do you read most often: Fiction - which genre?
Non-fiction - History? Philosophy? Science? Art?

Fiction: The little fiction I read is mostly sci-fi and fantasy.
Non-Fiction: History, science (this covers anthropology, archaeology, biology, paleontology, geology, chemistry, physics, and any other -ologies that I'm leaving out), metaphysics and paranormal, and a whole host of things I'm too lazy to type up.

[dragoncrone]

*Note to Admin - thank you for moving this thread...'Science' seemed logical to me, but hey! *

-Dragoncrone

[lightdragon]

Do you believe dragons existed in ancient times?
yes

Could they communicate with humans?
yes

Did they breathe fire?
no

Did they fly?
yes

Where did they come from?
from another plane of existance

In what medium did you first notice them: Literature - Statues/figures - Art history - Tattoos - ?
literature

What part of the US/world do you live in?
north eastern US

What is your highest education level achieved (high school, some college, degree?)

BFA

Do you believe in ghosts/ spirits?
yes

Which of the following do you regard as real: Fairies - Angels - Demons - Werewolves - Vampires - UFOs - Yeti - Sasquatch - Loch Ness Monster - Bermuda Triangle?
Fairies, angels, demons I consider real as dragons
vampires- i consider both made up and a distortion of fairies
UFO's I believe are real
Sasquatch and Yeti -i believe is an elusive ape
loch ness monster-yes
Bermuda triangle-no
werewolves- I believe this was a person put in frenzied trance for purposes of battle while wearing a wolfskin cape

What is your ethnic heritage: English/Welsh - Irish - Scottish - German - French - Scandinavian - Russian - Chinese - Japanese - Korean - Indochinese (Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam) - Creole/cajun - African - Hawai'ian/ Pacific Islands - Native American

German/italian/russian/polish/romanian and possibly some irish

What religion do you identify with, philosophically? Xtian - Jewish - Muslim - Buddhist - Hindu - Agnostic - Pagan/pantheistic - Satanist - Voudun - Other
pagan/pantheistic

What books do you read most often: Fiction - which genre?
Non-fiction - History? Philosophy? Science? Art?

non-fiction

[MonSno_LeeDra]

Do you believe dragons existed in ancient times?

Yes. However, I also think many persceptions where based upon surviving Dinosuars.

Could they communicate with humans?

Don't known

Did they breathe fire?

NO

Did they fly?

Possibly, see above

Where did they come from?

Dinosaur survivors and encounters with unknown animals

In what medium did you first notice them: Literature - Statues/figures - Art history - Tattoos - ?

Literature

What part of the US/world do you live in?

Mid-Atlantic (West Virginia)

What is your highest education level achieved (high school, some college, degree?)

BA - History & Sociology

Do you believe in ghosts/ spirits?

Yes

Which of the following do you regard as real: Fairies (Perhaps) - Angels (Yes) - Demons (Not Sure) - Werewolves (Hollywood type no - Shape Shifter mental Yes) - Vampires (Dracula type no others yes) - UFOs (Yes) - (Yeti - Sasquatch) Same Creature different area but yes - Loch Ness Monster (yes) - Bermuda Triangle (Yes)?

What is your ethnic heritage: English/Welsh - Irish - Scottish - German - French - Scandinavian - Russian - Chinese - Japanese - Korean - Indochinese (Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam) - Creole/cajun - African - Hawai'ian/ Pacific Islands - Native American

Scottish / Irish / English predominate

What religion do you identify with, philosophically? Xtian - Jewish - Muslim - Buddhist - Hindu - Agnostic - Pagan/pantheistic - Satanist - Voudun - Other

Pagan - Shamanistic & Green Witchcraft inspired

What books do you read most often: Fiction - which genre?
Non-fiction - History? Philosophy? Science? Art?

Fiction: Horror and Sci-Fi (Sword & Sorcery)

Non-Fiction: Geology, History, Genealogy, Anthropology, Mythology