In European bestiraries and legends a basilisk is a legendary reptile reputed to be King of Serpents (which it is) and said to have a power of causing death by a single glance. According to the Naturalis Historia of Pliny the Elder, the basilisk is a large serpent that is so venomus that it leaves a wide trail of venom in its wake, and its gaze is likewise lethal. The rooster's crow is deadly to the basilisk. It is said that the basilisk is so deadly that if a man on horseback were to stab a basilisk with a spear the man would die instantly but not only that but it would kill the horse also.
Saturday, December 15
The Basilisk
In European bestiraries and legends a basilisk is a legendary reptile reputed to be King of Serpents (which it is) and said to have a power of causing death by a single glance. According to the Naturalis Historia of Pliny the Elder, the basilisk is a large serpent that is so venomus that it leaves a wide trail of venom in its wake, and its gaze is likewise lethal. The rooster's crow is deadly to the basilisk. It is said that the basilisk is so deadly that if a man on horseback were to stab a basilisk with a spear the man would die instantly but not only that but it would kill the horse also.
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