Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Cherokee, dinosaur, dragon on January 8, 2020| Leave a Comment »
The Uktena was giant snake/dragon, Some say Cherokees recalled old days when a dinosaur remnant yet lived. Uktena dwelt in deep pools or high mountain passes. If a warrior stared at the crystal in its head, the man’s heart would stop. This drawing is by a genius Cherokee artist, Daniel Eskridge.
The main character of my novel, Stone Man and the Trail of Tears, believed in Uktena.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dragon, lindworm on July 15, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Be careful of stomping on these worms! A Lindworm is a wingless serpentine monster with 2 clawed upper arms, a dragon-like head, and scales. In Britain it is a slithering dragon, and in Scandinavia it is a sea serpent. Handle with care. Better yet, run/swim for your life.
The most famous Lindworm was Fafnir. He was a dwarf who got on the wrong person’s bad side and was changed into a Lindworm. Sigurd slayed him.
(Sorry, I could not find photos, the last is Fafnir)
I am under a druid’s curse! I must write about Lindworms!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dragon, snake on December 7, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Kukulkan “plumed serpent” is a Mayan dragon associated with Q’uq’umatz, a creator-God.
Quetzalcoatl “feather serpent” is an Aztec creator-God also associated with the wind and the planet Venus.
Uktena is a huge, horned Cherokee snake that either inhabits mountain passes or deep water. Those who gaze upon a crystal in its forehead are either paralyzed or their heart stops. Great Serpent Mound in Ohio maybe a likeness of it.
The following illustration is from Daniel Eskridge https://daniel-eskridge.pixels.com/:
