basilisk

demonic earth Medieval bestiaries single tradition · 3

A creature from medieval bestiaries. The basilisk represented the devil.

↻ synthesized from 3 sources

When

First attested
500 CE
Attested period
500 – 1500
Historical notes
Medieval Christian symbolism.

Relationships

syncretized with
devils

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Sources

Source passages

“Medieval bestiaries included animals regardless of biological reality; the basilisk represented the devil”

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