Bicorn (monster)
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Bicorn is a mythological creature with two horns that has the reputation of devouring kind-hearted and devoted husbands, and is thus plump and well fed. His counterpart is the Chichevache
, which devours only obedient wives and is therefore thin and starving. The Bicorn is a tremendously quick burrower, and is notorious for eluding capture. The configuration of the creature's two horns remains a mystery, as when captured, it 'drops' both horns, much like an Iguana
drops its tail.
; his horns are used as ingredients for Polyjuice Potion.
Chichevache
The Chichevache is a mythological European monster fabled to feed on good women.In Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, this human-faced cow is perpetually starved to skin and bone due to the scarcity of obedient and faithful wives...
, which devours only obedient wives and is therefore thin and starving. The Bicorn is a tremendously quick burrower, and is notorious for eluding capture. The configuration of the creature's two horns remains a mystery, as when captured, it 'drops' both horns, much like an Iguana
Iguana
Iguana is a herbivorous genus of lizard native to tropical areas of Central America and the Caribbean. The genus was first described in 1768 by Austrian naturalist Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti in his book Specimen Medicum, Exhibens Synopsin Reptilium Emendatam cum Experimentis circa Venena...
drops its tail.
Bicorn in popular culture
Bicorn is mentioned in Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is the second novel in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling. The plot follows Harry's second year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, during which a series of messages on the walls on the school's corridors warn that the "Chamber of...
; his horns are used as ingredients for Polyjuice Potion.