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The two traditions may have evolved separately, but have influenced each other to a certain extent, particularly with the cross-cultural contact of recent centuries. The English word [[Wikt:dragon|"dragon"]] derives from [[Greek language|Greek]] [[Wikt:δράκων|δράκων]] (''drákōn''), "dragon, serpent of huge size, water-snake".<ref>[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Ddra%2Fkwn2 Δράκων], Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', at Perseus project</ref> | The two traditions may have evolved separately, but have influenced each other to a certain extent, particularly with the cross-cultural contact of recent centuries. The English word [[Wikt:dragon|"dragon"]] derives from [[Greek language|Greek]] [[Wikt:δράκων|δράκων]] (''drákōn''), "dragon, serpent of huge size, water-snake".<ref>[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3Ddra%2Fkwn2 Δράκων], Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, ''A Greek-English Lexicon'', at Perseus project</ref> | ||
[[File:Ninedragonwallpic1.jpg|thumb|right|Carved imperial Chinese dragons atNine-Dragon Wall, Beihai Park, Beijing]] | |||
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[[File:Graoully.JPG|thumb|right|Dragon effigy, the Clement of Metz|Graoully, in Metz, France]] | [[File:Graoully.JPG|thumb|right|Dragon effigy, the Clement of Metz|Graoully, in Metz, France]] | ||
