吠兽
吠兽（英语：Questing Beast、威尔士语：Cwestiynu Bwystfil、或英语：Barking Beast、古法语: Beste Glatissant）是亚瑟王传说中登场的架空怪物，因其叫声宛如30对猎犬一起吠叫而得名[1]。为了狩猎此兽，波西瓦骑士等人展开冒险。
概要
吠兽是拥有蛇的头和尾、豹的身体、狮尾、鹿足的异形生物。[2]最初的文献纪录是13世纪和之后的圣杯传说，最后在‘亚瑟之死’中登场。
脚注
- ^ OED. quest "2 Of hunting dogs: To break out into a peculiar bark at the sight of game; to give tongue; to bark or yelp. Obs. exc. dial."
- ^ Arthurian Legend - Monsters. Uiweb.uidaho.edu. [2014-06-14]. （原始内容存档于2013-11-09）.
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