Spirits & Ghost Stories 37: The Legend of the Basilisk

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04/29/22 • 38 min

On this episode of Spirits & Ghost Stories we dive into the mythology in lore behind the basilisk. According to the Naturalis Historia of Pliny the Elder, this legendary creature can cause death of the single glance and has venom so deadly just by touching it can cause death.

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We have a website now!!!
https://www.spiritsandghoststories.com/

Drink of the day: Today we are drinking old style Ale To get in the Middle Ages mindset.

Scary Stuff in the news:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/14/us/cassowary-bird-kills-florida-man/index.html

#Monsters #Folklore #scarystories

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Drink of the day: Today we are drinking old style Ale To get in the Middle Ages mindset.

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