Basilisk (disambiguation)

Basilisk (disambiguation)

Basilisk is the name of a mythological creature that causes death through a single glance.

Basilisk may refer to:
* Any lizard of the genus "Basiliscus", including:
** Common basilisk
** Brown basilisk
** Plumed basilisk

Basilisk may also refer to:

Comic-related media

* Basilisk (comics), a Marvel comic book supervillain
* "Basilisk" (manga), a Japanese media franchise

Computing

*Basilisk II, an Apple Macintosh software emulator

Fantasy & science fiction

* Basilisk (Harry Potter), a creature featured in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"
*, a science fiction film by Louie Myman
*Basilisks, motifs used by science fiction author David Langford
* A star system featured in the novel "On Basilisk Station", by David Weber

Gaming

* Basilisk, an artillery tank featured in the game Warhammer 40,000
* Basilisk (Dungeons & Dragons), a creature in Dungeons & Dragons
* Basilisk, a playable alien creature in the video game "Tremulous"

Military

* Basilisk (cannon), A very large brass cannon
* HMAS "Basilisk" (naval base), a former base of the Royal Australian Navy in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
* HMS "Basilisk", the name of ten ships of the Royal Navy

Music

* "Basilisk" (album), a 1982 album by The Legendary Pink Dots


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