![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The cockatrice was first described in its current form in the late fourteenth century. Either way, the cockatrice is capable of flight. It also has wings, though these can either be dragon wings or rooster wings depending on the source. In later centuries up to the modern era, it is described as having the head of a chicken or rooster and the body of a serpent. The cockatrice has been described as a small two-legged dragon, although it is perhaps more accurately a type of chimera. ![]() Described by Laurence Breiner as "an ornament in the drama and poetry of the Elizabethans", it featured prominently in English thought and myth for centuries. The cockatrice is a legendary magical creature originating from European folklore. ![]()
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