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 On [[NetHackWiki]], the '''basilisk''' may refer to any of the following monsters:
-* One of many [[hallucinatory monster]]s in ''NetHack''
+* One of the many [[hallucinatory monster]]s in ''NetHack''
 * [[Basilisk (SLASH'EM)]], as it appears in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM
 * [[Basilisk (EvilHack)]], as it appears in EvilHack and Hack'EM
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-A '''basilisk''' is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[EvilHack]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. Its exact traits vary depending on the variant, but it generally shares deadly [[stoning]] abilities with the [[cockatrice]] - basilisks in all variants possess attacks that cause delayed stoning much like those of cockatrices, and [[you]] or any other monster that makes bare skin contact with a live basilisk or its [[corpse]] will be immediately turned to stone.
+On [[NetHackWiki]], the '''basilisk''' may refer to any of the following monsters:
 The basilisk is one of many [[hallucinatory monster]]s whose name may be randomly used for real [[monster]]s while [[hallucinating]] in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is still retained as such in variants of ''NetHack'', even if it appears normally in that variant.
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 In [[SLASH'EM]], the basilisk, {{monsym|basilisk}}, is one of two non-unique monsters that share the cockatrice's petrification attacks without being a part of the [[Cockatrice (monster class)|cockatrice]] [[monster class]]. It is a large, [[oviparous]] [[Lizard (monster class)|lizard]] with a stronger bite that can cause delayed stoning like that of the cockatrice, and has [[poison resistance]] and [[stoning resistance]].
-Bare skin contact with a basilisk or its corpse will cause instadeath by stoning; the basilisk's eggs cause delayed stoning if eaten or thrown at you, and will instantly stone monsters without stoning resistance that are hit by the eggs. Eating the corpse without stoning resistance will turn you to stone, but if eaten with stoning resistance it has a 53% chance to convey poison resistance.
+Bare skin contact with a basilisk or its corpse will cause instadeath by stoning; the basilisk's eggs cause delayed stoning if eaten or thrown at you, and will instantly stone monsters without stoning resistance that are hit by the eggs. Eating the corpse without stoning resistance will turn you to stone, but if eaten with stoning resistance it has a 53% chance of conveying poison resistance.
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 The basilisk's reputed weakness was the the odor of the "weasel", which is likely based on mongooses (such as the Egyptian mongoose) that possess immunity to snake venom and prey on the king cobra and some other Asiatic snakes. The basilisk was also a popular subject in medieval-era European bestiaries, which attributed it chicken-like traits and popularized the idea that a basilisk resulted from a chicken hatching the egg of a serpent or toad (the reverse of the cockatrice). Modern incarnations of the basilisk and cockatrice, such as those seen in ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' and various other fantasy media, portray them as distinct creatures: the modern basilisk is usually a vicious low-slung creature that is either lizard-like or serpentine, as opposed to the typically more bird-like cockatrice.
-The basilisk of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' is an eight-legged reptilian with a single row of bony spines on its back, and occasionally has a curved horn on its nose - they come in a variety of dark colors, with the most common color being a dull brown body with a yellowish underbelly. Despite their multiple legs, basilisks are sluggish and clumsy, though they were still often shrewd hunters. Basilisks make their lairs in dark underground caves with ready and easily accessible supplies of food and water. A basilisk's eyes glow with a pale green light that can non-lethally petrify any non-gaseous creature that makes eye contact, including other basilisks and even themselves if their gaze is reflected; basilisks were more than capable of eating and digesting petrified prey. The gaze is so potent that it can affect victims with better eyesight at much further ranges, with multiple reports of basilisk victims from "arcane eye" spells, crystal balls, and eyes of the eagle - basilisk gazes could even penetrate into the astral or ethereal planes with concentration.
+The basilisk of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' is an eight-legged reptilian with a single row of bony spines on its back, and occasionally has a curved horn on its nose - they come in a variety of dark colors, with the most common color being a dull brown body with a yellowish underbelly, and are the basis for the basilisk's glyph in SLASH'EM and SlashTHEM. Despite their multiple legs, basilisks are sluggish and clumsy, though they were still often shrewd hunters. Basilisks make their lairs in dark underground caves with ready and easily accessible supplies of food and water. A basilisk's eyes glow with a pale green light that can non-lethally petrify any non-gaseous creature that makes eye contact, including other basilisks and even themselves if their gaze is reflected; basilisks were more than capable of eating and digesting petrified prey. The gaze is so potent that it can affect victims with better eyesight at much further ranges, with multiple reports of basilisk victims from "arcane eye" spells, crystal balls, and eyes of the eagle - basilisk gazes could even penetrate into the astral or ethereal planes with concentration.
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-A '''basilisk''' is a monster that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[EvilHack]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. Its exact traits vary depending on the variant, but it generally shares deadly [[stoning]] abilities with the [[cockatrice]] - basilisks in all variants possess attacks that cause delayed stoning much like those of cockatrices, and [[you]] or any other monster that makes bare skin contact with a live basilisk or its [[corpse]] will be immediately turned to stone.
+A '''basilisk''' is a type of [[monster]] that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[EvilHack]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. Its exact traits vary depending on the variant, but it generally shares deadly [[stoning]] abilities with the [[cockatrice]] - basilisks in all variants possess attacks that cause delayed stoning much like those of cockatrices, and [[you]] or any other monster that makes bare skin contact with a live basilisk or its [[corpse]] will be immediately turned to stone.
 The basilisk is one of many [[hallucinatory monster]]s whose name may be randomly used for real [[monster]]s while [[hallucinating]] in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is still retained as such in variants of ''NetHack'', even if it appears normally in that variant.
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 In Hack'EM, the basilisk, {{brightgreen|c}}, is nearly-identical to its appearance in EvilHack, though it is now also oviparous and capable of laying eggs.
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 ==Origin==
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−	A '''basilisk''' is a monster that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[EvilHack]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. Its exact traits vary depending on the variant, but it is generally ~~a relative of the~~ [[~~cockatrice~~]] ~~that shares similarly-deadly~~ [[~~stoning~~]] ~~abilities~~ - basilisks in all variants possess attacks that cause delayed stoning much like those of cockatrices, and [[you]] or any other monster that makes bare skin contact with a live basilisk or its [[corpse]] will be immediately turned to stone.	+	A '''basilisk''' is a monster that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[EvilHack]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. Its exact traits vary depending on the variant, but it generally shares deadly [[stoning]] abilities with the [[cockatrice]] - basilisks in all variants possess attacks that cause delayed stoning much like those of cockatrices, and [[you]] or any other monster that makes bare skin contact with a live basilisk or its [[corpse]] will be immediately turned to stone.

	The basilisk is one of many [[hallucinatory monster]]s whose name may be randomly used for real [[monster]]s while [[hallucinating]] in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is still retained as such in variants of ''NetHack'', even if it appears normally in that variant.		The basilisk is one of many [[hallucinatory monster]]s whose name may be randomly used for real [[monster]]s while [[hallucinating]] in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is still retained as such in variants of ''NetHack'', even if it appears normally in that variant.

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−	A '''basilisk''' is a monster that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[EvilHack]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. Its exact traits vary depending on the variant, but it is generally a relative of the [[cockatrice]] that shares similarly-deadly [[stoning]] abilities - basilisks possess attacks that cause delayed stoning much like those of cockatrices, and [[you]] or any other monster that makes bare skin contact with a live basilisk or its [[corpse]] will be immediately ~~turns~~ to stone.	+	A '''basilisk''' is a monster that appears in [[SLASH'EM]], [[EvilHack]], [[SlashTHEM]] and [[Hack'EM]]. Its exact traits vary depending on the variant, but it is generally a relative of the [[cockatrice]] that shares similarly-deadly [[stoning]] abilities - basilisks in all variants possess attacks that cause delayed stoning much like those of cockatrices, and [[you]] or any other monster that makes bare skin contact with a live basilisk or its [[corpse]] will be immediately turned to stone.

	The basilisk is one of many [[hallucinatory monster]]s whose name may be randomly used for real [[monster]]s while [[hallucinating]] in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is still retained as such in variants of ''NetHack'', even if it appears normally in that variant.		The basilisk is one of many [[hallucinatory monster]]s whose name may be randomly used for real [[monster]]s while [[hallucinating]] in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is still retained as such in variants of ''NetHack'', even if it appears normally in that variant.

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 ==Origin==
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-A basilisk (from the Greek form βασιλίσκος, ''basilískos'', Latin ''basiliscus'', meaning "little king") is a mythological reptile originating in the ''[[wikipedia:Naturalis Historia|Naturalis Historia]]'' of [[wikipedia:Pliny the Elder|Pliny the Elder]], which describes it as a small snake that is so venomous it leaves a wide trail of deadly venom in its wake, and its gaze is likewise lethal. The basilisk was reputed to have a 'mitre' or crown-shaped crest adorning its head, leading some scholars to believe the description was based off that of various cobras, particularly the spitting cobra and king cobra. The basilisk is often treated as interchangeable with the cockatrice, as indicated by the [[encyclopedia]] entry that both share in variants of ''NetHack'' - both creatures are often still conflated in the modern day, with many languages still translating the term "cockatrice" as "basilisk" in some form.
+A basilisk (from the Greek form βασιλίσκος, ''basilískos'', Latin ''basiliscus'', meaning "little king") is a mythological reptile first described in the ''[[wikipedia:Naturalis Historia|Naturalis Historia]]'' of [[wikipedia:Pliny the Elder|Pliny the Elder]]. The basilisk was a small snake reputed to be so venomous that it leaves a wide trail of deadly venom in its wake, and its gaze was just as lethal. Basilisks have a 'mitre' or crown-shaped crest adorning their head, suggesting that their description was based on various cobras, particularly the spitting cobra and king cobra. The basilisk is often treated as interchangeable with the cockatrice, as indicated by the [[encyclopedia]] entry that both share in variants of ''NetHack'' - both creatures are often still conflated in the modern day, with many languages still translating the term "cockatrice" as "basilisk" in some form.
-The basilisk's reputed weakness was the the odor of the weasel: mongooses (such as the Egyptian mongoose) are natural predators of the king cobra and some other species of Asiatic snakes, and have some level of immunity to snake venom. There may also be connections to Egyptian folk tales based on early descriptions of the Nile crocodile, which featured similar 'weasels' capable of killing large vicious reptiles. The basilisk was also a popular subject in bestiaries circulated during medieval-era Europe, which attributed it chicken-like traits and popularized the idea that a basilisk was the result of a cockerel hatching the egg of a serpent or toad (the reverse of the cockatrice). Modern incarnations of the basilisk and cockatrice, such as those seen in ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' and various other fantasy media, portray them as distinct creatures: the modern basilisk in particular is usually a vicious low-slung reptile that is either lizard-like or serpentine, as opposed to the typically more bird-like cockatrice.
+The basilisk's reputed weakness was the the odor of the "weasel", which is likely based on mongooses (such as the Egyptian mongoose) that possess immunity to snake venom and prey on the king cobra and some other Asiatic snakes. There may also be connections to Egyptian folk tales based on early descriptions of the Nile crocodile, which featured similar 'weasels' capable of killing large vicious reptiles. The basilisk was also a popular subject in medieval-era European bestiaries, which attributed it chicken-like traits and popularized the idea that a basilisk was the result of a cockerel hatching the egg of a serpent or toad (the reverse of the cockatrice). Modern incarnations of the basilisk and cockatrice, such as those seen in ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' and various other fantasy media, portray them as distinct creatures: the modern basilisk in particular is usually a vicious low-slung reptile that is either lizard-like or serpentine, as opposed to the typically more bird-like cockatrice.
-The basilisk of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' is an eight-legged reptilian creature with a single row of bony spines that lines its back, and occasionally a curved horn atop its nose; they come in a variety of dark colors, with the most common color being a dull brown body with a yellowish underbelly. Despite their multiple legs, a basilisk's metabolism is very slow, making them sluggish and clumsy - though they were still capable of cunning evil and were often shrewd hunters. Basilisks make their lairs in dark underground caves with ready and easily accessible supplies of food and water; despite being quick to anger, they are just cowardly enough that they avoid fights to the death when possible. Basilisk eyes glow with a pale green light that can non-lethally petrify any non-gaseous creature that makes eye contact, including other basilisks and even themselves if their gaze was reflected - the gaze is so potent that it can affect victims with better eyesight at much further ranges, with multiple reports of basilisk victims from "arcane eye" spells, crystal balls, and eyes of the eagle; basilisk gazes could even penetrate into the astral or ethereal planes with concentration.
+The basilisk of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' is an eight-legged reptilian creature with a single row of bony spines on its back, and occasionally has a curved horn on its nose - they come in a variety of dark colors, with the most common color being a dull brown body with a yellowish underbelly. Despite their multiple legs, basilisks are sluggish and clumsy, though they were still often shrewd hunters. Basilisks make their lairs in dark underground caves with ready and easily accessible supplies of food and water. A basilisk's eyes glow with a pale green light that can non-lethally petrify any non-gaseous creature that makes eye contact, including other basilisks and even themselves if their gaze is reflected; basilisks were more than capable of eating and digesting petrified prey. The gaze is so potent that it can affect victims with better eyesight at much further ranges, with multiple reports of basilisk victims from "arcane eye" spells, crystal balls, and eyes of the eagle - basilisk gazes could even penetrate into the astral or ethereal planes with concentration.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==