How was the mythology of dragons breathing fire possible?

Next up, evolution of fire breathing. Michael Kjörling kindly asked how this would be possible. The original purpose of the two "sacs" was a very simple, an ineffective, breathing mechanism. read more

The fire-breathing quality of dragons is possibly the most dangerous aspect about them. If we want to depict this aura of imminent danger more realistically in film and literature, though, then it’s important to provide a valid explanation for how dragons can perform this fearsome action. read more

Possible but didn't happen. Fire breathing animals existed but died in the process of natural selection (I include humans in natural selection so we could have killed them: dragons wouldn't be pure mythology or we killed these species without knowing that they were able to do so). read more

In Welsh mythology, after a long battle (which the Welsh King Vortigern witnesses) a red dragon defeats a white dragon; Merlin explains to Vortigern that the red dragon symbolizes the Welsh, and the white dragon symbolizes the Saxons – thus foretelling the ultimate defeat of the English by the Welsh. read more