cockatrice
Sign in to savethumb|right|A cockatrice overdoor at Belvedere Castle (1869) in New York's [[Central Park.]]
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Within Vinony's link graph, cockatrice is referenced by 372 other articles, and connects out to tincture, chicken and poultry farming.
It sits within the topics European dragons, Legendary birds and Legendary serpents.
Its subject is documented across 21 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mythological serpent
- Image
- Printer's device of Gregorius de Bonte.jpg
- Said to be same as
- basilisk
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Basilisk
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Legend
- Origins
- Abilities
- Cultural references
- In heraldry
- See also
- Explanatory notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|right|A cockatrice overdoor at Belvedere Castle (1869) in New York's [[Central Park.]]
A cockatrice is a mythical beast, essentially a two-legged dragon, wyvern, or serpent-like creature with a rooster's head. Described by Laurence Breiner as "an ornament in the drama and poetry of the Elizabethans", it was featured prominently in English thought and myth for centuries. They are created by a chicken egg hatched by a toad or snake.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “cockatrice” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.