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The Talmudic "Drakkon" and the Chinese "Long"
It seems that there is a similarity between the "Drakkon" figure , as the Gemmara describes it, and the Chinese worshiped, mythical beast Loong.
Avoda Zara 43a.6:
תנו רבנן איזהו צורת דרקון פירש רשב"א כל שיש לו ציצין בין פרקיו מחוי רבי אסי בין פרקי צואר
The Sages taught: What is a figure of a dragon? Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar explained: It is any figure that has tassels between its joints. Rabbi Asi motioned with his hands to depict tassels between the joints of the neck.
[Sefaria translates ציצין as scales, that is an obvious mistake, קשקשים are scales, not ציצין]
Notice the tassels located mainly around the neck.
Are they the same? Did anyone in our sources noticed it?
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