| "Basilisk" | |
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| Details | |
Type(s) |
Beast |
Source |
Bible |
Scale |
Large |
Similar creature(s) |
Dragon, Wyvern, Cockatrice, Basilisco Chilote |
The basilisk is often described as the king of serpents, or as a rooster with the tail of a snake. In many tails it is highly venomous and has the power to either kill or petrify with it's gaze. The Basilisk may have up to eight legs or none at all.
Source[ | ]
The basilisk originates from the English Revised Version of the Bible in Isaiah 14:29.
Media[ | ]
Basilisks appear in the following media:
Folklore[ | ]
Games[ | ]
- Eador
- Fractured Space
- Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics
- Heroes & Legends: Conquerors of Kolhar
- Heroes of Might and Magic III
- Heroes of Might and Magic VII
- Lineage II: Revolution
- Mythgard
- Ragnarok
- Terraria
- Windforge
- World of Warcraft
- The basilisk is reminiscent of a six-legged crocodile. It has the ability to petrify it's prey with it's gaze.
- The Witcher game series
- The basilisk is a draconid creature featured in the first Witcher game and the third installment The Witcher III - Wild hunt.
- Torchlight 2
- Ziggurat