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Ear Tragus and Tragic Dragons
 
Tragus, a valve like cartilage anterior to the ear opening.
   
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.

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.

Dragons of diverse vintage.
Aztec Mexican
Ancient Greek Chinese German

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.

Poets like to Drag Dragons into Poetic Legends.

                              
    To boost their reputations, many Saints were posthumously declared to be dragon slayers.
 
St. George, a dragon slayer, was dragged to be beheaded.  Dragons also suffer from Albinism
     
   
Translators of the Bible may refer to  Dragons, Serpents, and Crocodiles as Whales.
Notably, Serpents and Crocodiles vomit their victims in a transfigured state.
(Jonah became a believer while in the belly of a "Whale")

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.

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.
   
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.
 
                  
Many Roofs in China are adorned by a file of Dragons and Dragonets led by a Monk.
Dragons guard the Chinese Empire.


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