Its most famous attribute, which is sometimes attributed to its unborn children, is the sound of (*) thirty hounds barking that emerges from its belly.
In an early account, this being appears in the dreams of a king sleeping under an apple tree and is explained by the queen's pious mother as signifying future attacks on the church. One story relates that its mother sleeps with a devil and then accuses her own brother of rape, prompting that brother to curse this being. This being has the feet of a hart, the haunches of a lion, the body of a leopard, and the head and neck of a snake. Its most famous attribute, which is sometimes attributed to its unborn children, is the sound of (*) thirty hounds barking that emerges from its belly. In one story, the Saracen Sir Palamedes is only able to slay this being after he converts to Christianity. For 10 points, name this creature which is also pursued by Sir Percival and his father King Pellinore and whose name derives from their task.
In an early account, this being appears in the dreams of a king sleeping under an apple tree and is explained by the queen's pious mother as signifying future attacks on the church.
Questing Beast [or Beast Glatisant]