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I would dare to say, almost without any doubt, that Dragons are the most represented mythological beings in tattoos. Yes, I may be wrong, because there are many others that are also commonly used: elves, fairies, elves, sirens, etc. But does everyone have as varied symbology as dragons?
Dragons are mythological beings that appear in the vast majority of civilizations throughout history. We can even establish a dichotomy between Eastern and Western cultures if we pay attention to their way of symbolizing dragons. While in the West, dragons are considered evil beings; in the East they are bearers of good, of wisdom and of protection. Of course, there are also exceptions that delegitimize this supposed rule, since the Persians considered that dragons embodied evil; while the Romans (cradle along with the Greeks of Western culture) maintained that the dragon is a symbol of power and wisdom. As we see, there is no unanimity on the subject and the feelings, fears or images evoked by thieves have changed and will continue to change throughout history.
Among the different meanings evoked by dragons we find, in addition to those mentioned above, some such as: guardians of treasures, symbols of creation, bearers of good as opposed to the tiger, which is the bearer of evil. In many Eastern cultures the latter occurs, that way there are those who choose to tattoo a tiger and a dragon and thus symbolize good and evil, ying and yang.
The vast majority of dragons are represented as large winged reptiles, let's say they have similarities with cocodirlos, alligators or snakes. In fact, during the Middle Ages, and fundamentally the time of the Crusades, as science was not so developed, the bodies of these great reptiles were taken to Europe and treated as dragon remains. Famous is the legend of Saint George and the dragon, Saint George was a young soldier of the Roman Empire who faced a dragon in Silica, Libya. The dragon roamed the lands in search of treasures and threatened its inhabitants with destroying their lives and their families. The king of Silica proposed to the dragon to hand over all his treasures and belongings instead of his daughter, the dragon opposed and the soldier Jorge faced him and ended up defeating him. Jorge was a Roman soldier who had Christian faith, the Emperor of Rome, Diocletian, began the persecution of Christians and ended up executing Jorge. That is why St. George is revered as a martyr and in the Middle Ages, there were many people who believed that the bodies of reptiles were traces of dragons.
Dragon tattoos can be very varied and of very different shapes and sizes, there are those who choose to tattoo a classic dragon from one of the civilizations and legends that we have mentioned before, there are those who prefer to combine the image of a dragon with other very interesting reasons in tattoos, such as tribal or Maori symbols. There are also the tattoos of dragons from movies and television series, such as Smaug or Khaleesi dragons in game of thrones.
Choose the tattoo you choose, if it is a dragon, well if it is a dragon you will have it difficult, as you see, there are many different readings on the symbology of these tattoos. From here I encourage you to identify with him and look proudly, surely some special feeling evokes you and that, after all, is the important thing.
As a first design, it may not be the best of all. It is a horrible dragon. In addition the image is not very good and does not have too much quality to see the tattoo well.
Full color on the back, just on the left side.
In the chest, in the front of boy or man
Nice and complex tattoo that covers the side, chest, abdomen and belly.
Another pretty horrendous drawing of dragons
On the arm, on top of it.
Man with leg fully tattooed.
Pretty horrible
In this case, the dragon is accompanied by a blue anchor with the acronym of the United States Army.
In the photo below, we see a tattoo artist who is creating a design on a woman's back. It is seen in the whole process although if you want to see how they are done, on YouTube you have many different videos of tattoo artists who do it live.
This dragon that we see at the bottom has a gigantic design and occupies most of this man's back. A very large tattoo for how I like them. I don't usually like them so big.
Body of tattooed woman.
Whole arm tattooed with one of these mythological beings.
Dragon head in a body site rarely seen in this category.
Wrapped in smoke and black flames with a blur very well achieved.
Spectacular, color and occupies the large part of the back and waist.
In black and on a branch with pink flowers that give it a distinguished touch.
A simple tattoo that never goes out of style.
Several guys with tattooed shoulders and arms
Spectacular and great design that occupies the entire back and in which the dragon head predominates. We are impressed despite its large size.
This place of the body is now, in recent years, very popular among women.
Amazing this one made in many colors
Made with blue and orange colors. A good choice of site and drawing.
Dragon head with snake airs and an uppercase phrase.
On the shoulder with wings and fighting.
Nice dragon in color bordering a kind of sun also in color give a cheerful touch to this tattoo.
Large tattoo on the arm of a colored dragon with reddish flames
Great tattoo on the arm and neck of a tribal
Large tattoo on the back of a dragon surrounded by flowers
Tattoo on the leg of an aggressive snake
Funny tattoo of a baby dragon on the leg
Very colorful arm tattoo with a big dragon
Tattoo on the arm of a dragon with perfect details in red
In the corner of the back there are those who fit very well, these are beings that impose a lot.
Color tattoo on the leg of a dragon with a tail of fire
They have made very exaggerated strokes on this dragon, it doesn't hit the tattoo itself, it doesn't convince me too much.
Tattoo on the arm of a dragon tangled at an anchor
This is a very original and pretty cool bracelet, which has initials.
Original tribal tattoo with dragon shape and red accents
Nice tattoo on the arm, shoulder and chest of a Chinese dragon in warm tones
Happy dragonfly between a stream of air reflected in purple tones and autumnal leaves, this tattoo represents this season.
Large tattoo on the back of a Chinese dragon on a very shaded and colorful background
In large part of the back, this great Chinese dragon with blue and purple colors, widely used for these.
Beautiful tattoo on the arm of a very colorful dragon with several letters and other motifs like clouds.
Honestly people, this tattoo gives me a really bad feeling! And look at everything it occupies.
On the instep, leaving a whole trace of color!
Dragonfly in a very colorful setting with these famous flowers "waterlily in bloom" if the theme of flowers goes, we have another theme full of all of them to catch many ideas for your next tattoo.
Color tattoo of a dragonfly in beautiful tones
In this area of ​​the arm, with those colors a lot of fashion has already gone out of fashion, although they did not succeed much at the time.
This one is very innocent and adorable, I love the touch they have given to the claw taking the skin. It is one of the effects that go most in this theme.
Nice very elaborate tattoo of a big Chinese dragon on the arm
Of the most scary! It is a mixture of many mythological beings of the most frightening. Very cane this tattoo.
Nice tattoo on the back of a black and white Chinese dragon
It does not seem like a dragon to be so abstract, with a body making S and that tongue, it looks more like a snake.
Spectacular tattoo on the arm of a dragon with a background of clouds and smoke
This mythological being, the gargoyles, seems to have come alive in this tattoo and becomes an evil being. A tattoo that will be very cool to the heaviest!
On the back and very elaborate with dragons fighting under the sun's rays.
Nice and colorful blue dragon with red wings on the chest.
Fantastic bicolor dragons about flying the twin.
Unlike those that predominate in this blog, this one is small and simple. Something that breaks with the dragon scheme, since they usually get big tattoo with many colors and details.
We have already seen this design before. It is a black dragon tattooed on a man's leg.
Unlike the other models, this one is arranged horizontally, it seems to want to catch the end of the tail.
With flames.
With gigantic wings.
In the chest, colored and surrounded by fire.
Two dragons fighting. One black and one orange.
The body of this dragon is not uniform, is made from tribal forms, and goes up the ankle.
Holding a sword
Design of a dragon made with black ink exclusively on the back of a man.
Next to the ying-yang symbol.
Of the largest we have seen in this collection. It is a super large dragon with open wings occupying the entire back of this woman.
Winged Green Dragon Maybe the color is not the best!
Made of many colors and that begins in the shoulder blade and ends in the chest.
It seems that an attempt was made to create a bracelet and run through the entire biceps.
A dragon and other designs. At the bottom we can see the Yin Yang symbol.
The striking thing is his red eyes.
Big tattoo on the back.
With a more Gothic style and instead of a Chinese dragon tattoo, it is more aimed at one of LOL or World Of Warcraft role-playing video game themes.
Green and red wings. With hardly any small details that any inexperienced tattoo artist can do.
Enraged dragon in a tattoo on his arm
I would not know how to distinguish this design very well, but I think that what its wearer is looking for is precisely that, something abstract and scary at the same time.
Two symmetric dragons on the back where only black ink has been used.
Two designs for people who like colorful designs. One on the side or ribs and the other on the back.
Classic Chinese dragon twisting each other.
With an eagle, which have a meaning of power throughout history, and a dragon that seems to go after it, surely has a contradictory meaning, since they are animals that do not have much relationship.
Color of a dragon fighting.
Being evil mythologist tattooed on the belly and chest of a boy.
This is a typical fantastic scene of a warrior fighting with a dragon as a companion.
In the shoulder. The image quality does not allow us to see the small details.
There are Chinese dragons, and fantasy dragons, within that differentiation in the theme, I would stay with the fantasy ones.
Classic Chinese dragon, with flame effects where his hair would technically go.
Quite horrible this design with an open mouth.
There are some dragons that don't seem to be. This is a clear example of a tattoo that I would never have on my body.
Dragon on the bicep, shoulder and arm of a boy
Pretty horrible
The same as before but from another angle. Many times when the tattoo is on the shoulder or arm, several photos are needed to fully see the tattoo.
This design is a classic. Serpentine dragon hugging the symbol of Yin and Yang, this is a well-known figure of Taoism, this is a form of philosophy of life, which starts from the concept of absolute and at the same time mutable unity, so this figure represents the duality of Everything in the universe.
A design too big in my opinion.
Manga with several fantastic beings. A pity that due to the photo we can not observe the other reasons.
Arms tattooed completely from the shoulder to the hand with a dragon. As we have seen many dragon tattoos, I think it is now time to confirm that most of these tattoos are large and occupy most of the tattooed area. The shoulder, back and arm are the most popular areas.
Great dragon in almost the whole body
Dragon or snake in black and white
Another tattooed whole arm. They are very fashionable in recent times.
This shows a combination of colors, which despite being very striking, personally do not fascinate me much. However they are the most used for Chinese dragons.
