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Change: cockatrice,cockatrice, but there is one difference. The basilisk is said to be hatched from the egg of a rooster (yes, rooster, not chicken) and incubated by a toad, while the birthing process of a cockatrice is vica versa, a toad's egg hatched by a rooster. In
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Change: 'WARNING! This might not be true!' for it isn't, thanks.) Edit: Removed the pop-cultural descriptions taken from Dragon Rider and the Harry Potter series. Those two works were merely influenced by the mythological Basilisk, and do not represent traditional lore. /Ebran
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Apr 2 2013, 6:51 AM EDT
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Change: which I must say was a fantasic book, once I learnt about them I really wanted to find out more so I have looked on
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Change: for J.K. Rowling did not live in the middle ages or before, and hardly has any clue what a phoenix or a basilisk was, she only used the names of the creatures. (Or at least add; 'WARNING! This might not be true!' for it isn't, thanks.)
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Aug 13 2012, 12:43 AM EDT
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Change: as well by urinating on the monster, but this almost always leads to the death of the mammal. Other interesting facts are, that the basilisk can only be a male, for it must have
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Aug 13 2012, 12:39 AM EDT
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Change: to its looks in the popular culture, making it a large, six- or eight-legged lizard, armed with a petrifying gaze. The tales about the basilisk and the mirror really exist, but it can be slayed
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Aug 13 2012, 12:34 AM EDT
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Change: NOTE: The basilisk has nothing to do with the phoenix, since the bird only lives in Arabia (and occasionally travels to Heliopolis) and they have
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Change: Traditionally, the basilisk is a small snake twelve fingers long, with a spot on it's head, that lives in Africa. It issupposedlykilled by the scent of aweasel'surine.Some myths say basilisks are giant snakes that have venom stored in their teeth, and if one of
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Sep 26 2011, 1:34 AM EDT
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Change: which I must say was a fantasic book, once I learnt about them I really wanted to find out more so I have looked on
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Change: greekGreek basilisk means "king", "ruler of the snakes` kingdom". Basilisks are said to be creatures of great evil. Almost every time a basilisk is described, there is the little detail that they can kill a person with one glance, and can
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Oct 15 2010, 12:19 AM EDT
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Change: From greek basilisk means "king", "ruler of the snakes` kingdom". Basilisks are said to be creatures of great evil. Almost every time a basilisk is described, there is the little detail that they can kill a person with one glance, and can
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Change: hears the crowing of a rooster. I don't know why that is, but it is true. Some fantasy booksnovels include a bit of information on basilisks, including Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling and Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke.
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Change: surface.surface. Basilisks have many different forms, depending on the myth. Some myths say basilisks are giant snakes that have venom stored in their teeth, and if one of its teeth just scratch your skin, you will die, unless you have a Phoenix or a store of
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Change: Basilisks have many different forms, depending on the myth. Some myths say basilisks are giant snakes that have venom stored in their teeth, and if
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