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Sakitaro β Alphabestiary - Cockatrice
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A cockatrice is a mythical beast, essentially a two-legged dragon with a rooster's head. 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.Its reputed magical abilities include turning people to stone or killing them by either looking at them, touching them, or sometimes breathing on them.
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It was a tough decision wether to draw this or Cerberus. In fact, there's actually a fair amount of pretty cool monsters starting with the letter "C".
However, you and I knew I would eventually pick the freaky chicken over any other. We all knew.
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Really cool design the cockatrice is one of my favorite mythical creatures btw
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Oooh you're doing a mythical creature for every letter of the alphabet, that's awesome! I've had that idea myself but I have yet to start it. Great choice of the Cockatrice instead of Cerberus, it's a really underrated beast.
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It would need to be able to lay eggs for one to do that, actually. Β According to legend, a cockatrice is born of a shell-less egg laid by an elderly rooster, and incubated by a toad.
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