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rearfang
at Tue Nov 11 09:38:07 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by rearfang ]
The Basilisk is often tied to the Cockatrice. There is a woodcut from Nuremburg (in the year 1510) That shows a Basilisk as having the head and legs of a Rooster, antlers (as well as a crest), Bat wings, and a Serpent's body and tail. Me thinks the discription might be regionally varied as I seem to recall Dutch legends that described it as a "Hideous Dragon" though most often it is refered to as a "serpent".
Frank ----- "The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."
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