Cockatrice
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Cockatrices are possibly mythical creatures of the known world.
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Culture
The sigil of House Gargalen of Salt Shore includes a cockatrice.[1]
Among the grotesques and gargoyles of Dragonstone are stone cockatrices.[2]
Quotes
Bronn: A red chicken eating a snake, looks like.
Podrick: The Gargalens of Salt Shore. A cockatrice. Ser. Pardon. Not a chicken. Red, with a black snake in its beak.[1]—Bronn and Podrick Payne
Behind the scenes
Cockatrices from real-world legends are two-legged creatures with the body of a dragon or serpent, and a rooster's head.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 38, Tyrion V.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 54, Davos V.