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| Ear Tragus and
Tragic Dragons |
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| Tragus,
a valve like cartilage anterior to the ear opening. |
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Anomalies of the Tragus are relatively common. |
Linguists claim that TRAGus, the name of a rather
insignificant cartilage anterior to the ear
opening, has to do with TRAGedy. Perhaps TRAGo,
which in Spanish means "to swallow in one gulp"
or what is swallowed without chewing or
masticating, may illuminate this matter.
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Wars are Draconian Tragedies as if
Dragons Drag and Trago (swallow) the best. |
The series TRAGus, TRAGic, TRAGo, DRAG, DRAGon,
DRAKa is of interest. Many stories speak of
DRAGons DRAGging victims, who after some DRAKa or
resistance, were TRAGically swallowed in a single
TRAGo or gulp. In addition, DRAGons also caused
other damages or esTRAGos leaving behind sTRAta or
layers of debris. The above are some of the many
ideas conveyed by poetic conceptions associated
with DRAGons. In fact, DRAGons became universal emblems of power or animal
force. Virtually all civilizations, past and present, continue to
cultivate ideas about dragons, as conveyed by words like dragoon or
dragonfly. In China, England and the Roman Church, for example,
draconic emblems are used to convey their power.
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Dragons of diverse vintage. |
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Mexican |
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Chinese |
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DRAGons are conceived with attributes found in
reptiles, crocodiles, lizards, lions and birds.
At the root of ideas in DRAGon is "DRAK" which
denotes vigilant gaze or "glancing terrible eyes".
Notably, Whoever named the DRAGonfly, probably did
so because of its enormous composite eyes.
There are countless charming stories of vigilant
dragons protecting secrets and treasures. A
recently minted story concerns the adventures of
Harry Potter where the anti-hero is called DRACO.
In any case, DRACO in Latin refers to dragons as
well as to large serpents like pythons or the boa.
Notably, serpents do not chew but swallow their
victims in one TRAGO or gulp. TRAGadero in Spanish
means throat and esophagus, a tube like strucutre
linking the pharynx with the stomach.
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Persians remember that Perseus
flew on Pegasus to slay the Dragon and save Andromeda.
Bacteriologists who worry about releasing "Andromeda
Strains" probably would welcome the survival
of Dragons that Poseidon releases to roam the
oceans. We hope that such is a way to sustain
biologically sound waters. |
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| Some say the Dragons have feathers and scales. |
In a lighter vein, Romans also used TRAGos to
refer to "arm pit smell" as if to remind us that
even then, smelling like a voracious goat could
shatter or sTRAGes social relationships.
In conclusion, TRAGUS or the cartilange anterior
to the ear canal conveys two ideas. First, the
TRAGus is a valve like structure that may prevent
the TRAGedy of foreign objects from being TRAGo or
"swallowed" into the ear canal. Secondly, the
TRAGus of aging men often becomes hairy like that
of TRAGo or goats whose pelts were worn by ancient
actors, when reading classic Greek TRAGodias.
| China's
Love for Dragons. |
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Roofs in China are adorned by a file of Dragons and Dragonets led
by a Monk. |
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Dragons guard the Chinese Empire. |
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