Basilisk
Basilisk noun - (classical mythology) a serpent (or lizard or dragon) able to kill with its breath or glance.
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- The basilisk was held to have eye beams of pure death, causing instantaneous death to any caught in its gaze.
Source: Eye Beams / Folklore - The basilisk in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets scares ten-foot-long talking spiders to death.
Source: Horrifying the Horror -
The Cockatrice and Basilisk are both good examples of creatures in mythology with literal death glares.
Source: Death Glare
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