It was said that this creature would be killed instantly if it heard the crowing of a rooster.
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