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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 רש...
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DonielF
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2020-08-03T21:30:05Z (over 4 years ago)
Added Wikipedia and Sefaria link, formatted blockquote
It seems that there is a similarity between the "Drakkon" figure , as the Gemmara describes it, and the Chinese worshiped, mythical beast "Long" (dragon).Avoda zara 43:aתנו רבנן איזהו צורת דרקון פירש רשב"א כל שיש לו ציצין בין פרקיו מחוי רבי אסי בין פרקי צוארThe 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?
- It seems that there is a similarity between the "Drakkon" figure , as the Gemmara describes it, and the Chinese worshiped, mythical beast [Loong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_dragon).
- Avoda Zara 43a.6:
- >תנו רבנן איזהו צורת דרקון פירש רשב"א כל שיש לו ציצין בין פרקיו מחוי רבי אסי בין פרקי צואר
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- >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]
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- Notice the tassels located mainly around the neck.
- Are they the same? Did anyone in our sources noticed it?
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Harel13
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2020-08-03T19:12:26Z (over 4 years ago)
- It seems that there is a similarity between the "Drakkon" figure , as the Gemmara describes it, and the Chinese worshiped, mythical beast "Long" (dragon).
- Avoda zara 43:a
- 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 at our sources noticed it?
- It seems that there is a similarity between the "Drakkon" figure , as the Gemmara describes it, and the Chinese worshiped, mythical beast "Long" (dragon).
- Avoda zara 43:a
- 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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Alaychem
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2020-08-03T12:32:46Z (over 4 years ago)
It seems that there is a similarity between the "Drakkon" figure , as the Gemmara describes it, and the Chinese mythical beast "Long" (dragon).- Avoda zara 43:a
- 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 at our sources noticed it?
- It seems that there is a similarity between the "Drakkon" figure , as the Gemmara describes it, and the Chinese worshiped, mythical beast "Long" (dragon).
- Avoda zara 43:a
- 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 at our sources noticed it?
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Alaychem
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2020-08-03T12:26:25Z (over 4 years ago)
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 mythical beast "Long" (dragon). Avoda zara 43:a 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 at our sources noticed it?