Talk:Catoblepas

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I moved the following from the article, because it's clearly RPG stuff, though not what I remember from playing Dungeons and Dragons. It should be integrated back into the article with

A catoblepas is a behemoth like monster that walks on all fours and resembles a mix between a lion, tiger and a wolf and besides been covered with fur of different colors (red, purple), with eyes all over its body which emits all sorts of powers.

Does anyone know anything about the 'Death Cheese' thing? I've never heard of it. Is it perhaps in a spin-off like Baldur's Gate? (Unsigned)

Well... yeah. It is broken. Does anyone have a link to replace it? (Unsigned)

I replaced the broken URL, seems like the URL of the original page changed slightly.Deinotherium 13:23, 27 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The use of the term 'Gorgon' is actually MUCH older than the D&D usage. Several medeival beastiaries use 'gorgon' to refer to creatures with similar descriptions. Apparently, some translaters confused various tales, probably due to the 'deathgaze' similarilty. CFLeon (talk) 22:46, 18 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Could the Catoblepas have been the North African subspecies of the Aurochs rather than a wildebeest ? (Longfinmako) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Longfinmako (talk • contribs) 12:24, 6 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I think now that Jan Jonston had made the same mistake as I did previously by interpreting it as a wild cattle. Actually, after reading again those descriptions, a form of giant Warthog or Suid is more likely instead.Longfinmako (talk) 14:44, 28 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

To look upon the Catoplebas as a wildebeest may be right... or applying Occam's RAZOR... Longfinmako (talk) 20:41, 26 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a good authority on pronunciation of "catoblepas"? A naive reading would be /kəˈtoʊbəlˌpəs/, but in when it's mentioned in The Witcher it's /ˈkætəˌblɛpəs/. The latter would seem more consistent with its etymology. Hairy Dude (talk) 03:45, 14 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

For what it's worth,

D&D version in an article from issue 93 (1985) "ka-TAB-le-pus, k@t-o-BLEPus, or k@t-o-BLEEPus", with @ being like the a in "fat". Daranios (talk) 11:13, 24 March 2023 (UTC)[reply

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