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A basilisk is a legendary serpent from European folklore believed to be a king among snakes, famous for allegedly killing anyone who meets its gaze. According to ancient accounts like Pliny the Elder's writings, it was described as a small, extraordinarily venomous snake that could cause death through both its venom and its deadly stare.
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Key facts
- Mythical creature.name
- Basilisk
- Mythical creature.image
- Basilisk aldrovandi.jpg
- Mythical creature.caption
- Woodblock print of a basilisk from Ulisse Aldrovandi, Serpentum, et draconum historiae libri duo, 1640
- Mythical creature.Sub_Grouping
- Mythological hybrids
- Mythical creature.Similar_entities
- Dragon, Cockatrice, Sea serpent, Giant anaconda, Venomous Mythical Snake
- Mythical creature.Folklore
- European
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- mythological serpent
- Image
- Basilisk aldrovandi.jpg
- Said to be same as
- cockatrice
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- Dictionnaire Infernal
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- Basilisk
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Article · Italiano
Nei bestiari e nelle leggende greche ed europee, il basilisco (dal greco βασιλίσκος basilískos, "piccolo re" da βασιλεύς basiléus, "re"; in latino rēx,regis) è una creatura mitologica citata anche come "re dei serpenti", che si narra abbia il potere di uccidere o pietrificare con un solo sguardo diretto negli occhi.
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