I have studied ancient cultures and religions for many years because it is something that interests me a great deal. One thing I have always noticed is that in every myth or legend there is fact, finding exactly what is fact in a myth or legend is not always the easy part. This is the first observation.

The second observation is; Many cultures from around the world have the same myths and legends, most of the time with just a few changes in the names or places. One of the constants is mythical beasts, from the Americas to Europe, Asia and Australia there are many similarities. For instance, the most well known common myth is, Dragons.

Dragons exist in every ancient culture. Some anthropologists believe the dragon is a remnant of memories of dinosaurs. Is this possible, I find it hard to believe. However there is something that is fact in the belief in dragons, you cannot just toss it aside as a mythical creature because of the fact that every ancient culture believed in them. The problem is, what was the dragon, what could it have really been?

Please feel free to list a mythical creature that more than one culture believed in and give an argument as to why it might have actually existed.