Isaiah 11:8, “… and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.”
Isaiah 14:29, “…for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.”
Jeremiah 8:17, “For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the LORD.”
Isaiah 59:5, “ They hatch cockatrice' eggs.”
2006-09-08 15:56:01 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
the cockatrice can cause death with a single glance. Reports indicate that anything caught in the sight of this lethal bird's eyes will be turned to stone. But just as deadly, is their poisonous saliva, which can even fell an elephant. Also known As a a basilisk, a cockatrice has the head of a cockerel and the the tail of a serpent. The cockatrice is believed to be the product of a seven year old cockerel's egg, laid during a full moon and then hatched for nine years by a serpent and a toad.
There are a few ways to protect ones self against a cockatrice.
One is to carry something reflective - like a mirror - and turn the creature's gaze back on itself. Another is to either keep a weasel or a cockerel about nearby. The weasel is said to be the mortal enemy of the cockatrice, but the crowing of the cockerel is even more effective, causing the cockatice to have fatal fits and thrash itself to death
2006-09-08 16:07:40 · answer #1 · answered by tui 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is generally supposed to denote the cerastes, or "horned viper," a very poisonous serpent about a foot long. Others think it to be the yellow viper (Daboia xanthina), one of the most dangerous vipers, from its size and its nocturnal habits (Isa. 11:8; 14:29; 59:5; Jer. 8:17; in all which the Revised Version renders the Hebrew tziph'oni by "basilisk"). In Prov. 23:32 the Hebrew tzeph'a is rendered both in the Authorized Version and the Revised Version by "adder;" margin of Revised Version "basilisk," and of Authorized Version "cockatrice."
2006-09-08 16:23:01 · answer #2 · answered by Micah 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cockatrice is a legendary creature.
It is supposed to look like a cross between an snake and a rooster.
It was supposed to be born from an egg laid by a c o c k and incubated by a toad or serpent.
2006-09-08 16:01:28 · answer #3 · answered by Jay 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Cockatrice is a mythical creature, with very strange origins that is related to The Basilisk. The Cockatrice is part bird part snake and it can turn things to stone I believe.
2006-09-08 16:05:58 · answer #4 · answered by shadow_boy42 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a type of dragon also called a basilisk. It is said to be born when a chicken sits on a serpent's egg and hatches it. In apperance it combines features of bird and snake. Usually it is shown with just two legs. It can kill with its stare. What an evil eye!
2006-09-08 16:06:04 · answer #5 · answered by miyuki & kyojin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know what's funny is Heroditas in his Greek histories mentions this flying serpent.He was some where in the Mid-East when "the whole sky was filled with these flying serpents heading in the direction of Egypt".But the Bible refers to them as poisonous snakes.Either an asp or cobra I guess.
2006-09-08 16:05:35 · answer #6 · answered by AngelsFan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cross between a bird and a snake, about the size of a man, with a nasty disposition. Some legends say they can turn a man to stone with a glance. Mythology is fun.
2006-09-08 16:00:03 · answer #7 · answered by thewolfskoll 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there is some debate over the biblical references
the name refers to a lengendary animal (see wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockatrice
2006-09-08 16:00:28 · answer #8 · answered by enginerd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Cobra
2006-09-08 15:59:31 · answer #9 · answered by mglee1966 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"A cockatrice is a legendary creature, "
From the website below: (Also see a cool picture)
2006-09-08 15:58:17 · answer #10 · answered by Teacher Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋