Dragons show up in every culture, every mythology, and every religion across all of human history. But why? In this episode of the Faithful Fireside Podcast, we dig into what dragons actually represent and why they are almost always found guarding a threshold. Whether it is the Garden of Hesperides, the gates of a city, or the entrance to Eden, these creatures mark the boundary between the known and the unknown.

We explore the hybrid nature of the dragon as a creature that spans both earth and sky, what separates Eastern and Western dragon symbolism, and how the serpent of Genesis 3 connects to a much older and broader mythological tradition. We also look at how biblical figures like Leviathan, Behemoth, and the great dragon of Revelation fit into this framework, along with the Watchers from the Book of Enoch and their role in crossing thre ...