It was said that this creature would be killed instantly if it heard the crowing of a rooster. Born from a spherical, yokeless egg laid during the days of Sirius and hatched by a toad, its breath could wilt vegetation and shatter stones, and if a man on horseback tried to kill it with a spear, the poison conducted through the spear would kill both the rider and the horse. One version burned everyt
It was said that this creature would be killed instantly if it heard the crowing of a rooster. Born from a spherical, yokeless egg laid during the days of Sirius and hatched by a toad, its breath could wilt vegetation and shatter stones, and if a man on horseback tried to kill it with a spear, the poison conducted through the spear would kill both the rider and the horse. One version burned everything it approached, while the other could kill with a glance, but it could be frightened to death by holding a mirror to its eyes. FTP, what were these mythical creatures with the body of a snake and head of a cock?
It was said that this creature would be killed instantly if it heard the crowing of a rooster.
basilisk or cockatrice