Why do so many cultures have dragon legends? - Timothy J. Burbery
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From the Chinese Loong to the Filipino Bakunawa, the Scottish Beithir and the Greek Hydra, dragons have inflamed imaginations for millennia. Their ubiquity across world mythology has led many scholars to ponder their possible origins. Could it be that tales of dragons were crafted to make sense of violent weather events? Timothy J. Burbery shares what geomythology has uncovered about dragons.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Timothy J. Burbery
- Directed by Lanlan Studios
- Narrator Alexandra Panzer
- Art Direction and Animation Sailesh Gopalan, Preetham Gunalan
- Composer André Aires
- Sound Designer André Aires
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Produced by Abdallah Ewis
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Script Producer Seth Priebatsch
- Script Editor Nidhi Upadhyaya
