Cockatrice
demonic earth Medieval Bestiaries single tradition · 3
A hybrid creature documented in Medieval Bestiaries. It combines features of a chicken and a lizard.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 500 CE
- Attested period
- 500 – 1500
- Historical notes
- Documented in Medieval Bestiaries.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Cofgod, Coinchenn, Colo Colo, Corycian nymphs, Cretan Bull, Crinaeae, Criosphinx, Crocotta, The Cu Bird, Cuco, Cucuy, Cuegle, Cuélebre, Curruid, Cu Sith, Cŵn Annwn, Cyhyraeth, Cynocephalus, Erinyes, Djinn, Elemental, Fionnuala, Firebird, Fūjin, Gamayun, Gargoyle, Garuda, Stheno, Euryale, Harpy, Hippogriff, Huitzilopochtli, Itsumade, Lightning Bird, Lindworm, Minokawa, Nephele, Nue, Huginn, Muninn, Ong, Peryton, Raiju, Roc, Sarimanok, Shahbaz, Sirens, Simurgh, Snallygaster, Stymphalian Birds, Sylph, Thunderbird, Winged Unicorn, Wyvern, Yalungur, Yuki-onna, Zilant, Zduhać, Basan, Shinigami, Isonade, Adzuki-arai, Chullachaki, curupira, Cyclops, Medusa, Chromandi, Chrysaor, Chrysomallus, Chukwa, Chupacabra, Church grim, Churel, Chut, Ciguapa, Cihuateteo, Cikavac, Cinnamon bird, Cipactli, Cipitio, Cirein cròin, Coblynau, angels, devils, dragon, lamassu, phoenixes, Ziz, griffins, Pegasus, sphinxes, basilisk, Fenghuang
Mentioned by
- Chullachaki
- curupira
- Cyclops
- Medusa
- Chromandi
- Chrysaor
- Chrysomallus
- Chukwa
- Chupacabra
- Church grim
- Churel
- Chut
- Ciguapa
- Cihuateteo
- Cikavac
- Cinnamon bird
and 15 more
Sources
Source passages
“Cockatrice (Medieval Bestiaries) – Chicken-lizard hybrid”
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“Cockatrice”
#4435 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“The concept of a fire-breathing chicken isn't entirely original, as the Basan bears similarities to the Cockatrice, a European creature often portrayed as capable of breathing fire and linked to the Basilisk.”
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