Basilisk (disambiguation)

A basilisk is a legendary reptile reputed to be king of serpents.

Basilisk may also refer to:

People

• Basiliscus, Roman emperor (475–476).

Nonfictional uses

• Common basilisk, a lizard found in Central and South American rainforests
• Any lizard of the genus Basiliscus
• Common basilisk, a Mediterranean plant
• Basilisk (The Legendary Pink Dots album), an album by The Legendary Pink Dots
• Basilisk (D'erlanger album), an album by D'erlanger
• Basilisk (cannon)
• HMAS Basilisk, a naval base
• HMS Basilisk, the name of several Royal Navy ships
• Basilisk II, a software emulator
• Basilisk (web browser), developed by the Pale Moon team
• Basilisk, Queensland, a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia

Fictional uses

• Basilisk (comics), the name of four Marvel Comics characters
• Basilisk, a fictional terrorist group seen in the DC Comics Suicide Squad
• Basilisk (Harry Potter)
• Basilisk (manga), a manga and anime series
• A motif in the works of author David Langford
• A star system in the David Weber novel On Basilisk Station
• Roko's basilisk, a thought experiment originating on the LessWrong blog