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The most well known and most popular mythical creature depicted in tattoos is the Japanese dragon. It is more popular than any of the other mythical creatures, such as the phoenix, mermaid or gryphon. This may be due to its shape because the long and flexible dragon that descends from Japanese tattoo traditions practically fits on every part of the body - covering full backs, winding himself around arms or coiling up on the chest of the carrier.

The Japanese dragon is usually depicted as a wingless, heavily scaled snake-like creature with small, clawed legs and a camel shaped head with horns. It is associated with sea, clouds or the heavens. It has whiskers and a beard, and it is deaf. In the West we think of dragons as terrifying beasts, but in Japan the dragon symbolises wealth, good fortune, good luck, kindness, power and freedom.



NEW YORK, N.Y. - It's electronic milestone time for Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy.

Publisher Alfred A. Knopf says the late Swedish author's blockbuster thrillers have sold more than 1 million copies in the e-book editions.

That makes Larsson at least the second author to join the e-million club.

The ultra-prolific James Patterson also has more than 1 million e-book sales.

Amazon.com is the biggest player in the growing e-book market. It told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Larsson's "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" is the all-time top seller on the e-book reading device the Kindle.

Kathryn Stockett's novel "The Help" is No. 2.