basilisk
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Summary
basilisk ranks in the top 0.65% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,854 views/month, #502 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: mythical hybrid[2], mythological serpent[3]
- Commons category: Basilisk[4]
- Said to be the same as: cockatrice[5]
- Described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[6], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[7], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[8], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language, Second Edition[10], Pauly–Wissowa[11], Dictionnaire Infernal[12], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14]
- Different from: basilisk in a work of fiction[15]
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Influence
Things named for basilisk include Roko's basilisk[16], a thought experiment[17], founded in 2010[18]; Basiliscus[19], a taxon[20]; Crotalus basiliscus[21], a taxon[22]; and Basilisk Peak[23], a mountain[24], in United Kingdom[25].
Why It Matters
basilisk has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] basilisk is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]
Entities named for basilisk include Roko's basilisk[16], a thought experiment[17], founded in 2010[18]; Basiliscus[19], a taxon[20]; Crotalus basiliscus[21], a taxon[22]; and Basilisk Peak[23], a mountain[24], in United Kingdom[25].