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Any scholarly articles about the Greek ketos influencing the appearance of the Chinese dragon?

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I've been working on a group project for an Art History uni class and our topic is on Chinese dragon imagery and their movement through the world via the Silk Road. I've been trying to read into the Greek ketos/Cetus, and found that John Boardman suggested that the imagery of the cetus ended up influencing the imagery of Chinese dragons via trade and travel on the Silk Road.

Is there any scholarly articles about this? I've searched everywhere I can think of to look. Or really any scholarly articles connecting the Greek Cetus to the Chinese dragon.

Posted Dec 1, 2025, 8:16 PM UTC

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