The Questing Beast

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mythological_figure
Arthurian legend
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Beast_Glatisant
gptkbp:appearsIn Arthurian legend
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:King_Arthur
gptkb:Merlin
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Le_Morte_d'Arthur
gptkb:Post-Vulgate_Cycle
gptkb:The_Once_and_Future_King
gptkbp:describedBy white with black spots
enormous size
body of a leopard
haunches of a lion
a creature with the head and neck of a serpent
elusive and difficult to catch
feet of a hart (deer)
having the voice of thirty hounds
gptkbp:firstMentioned gptkb:French_Vulgate_Cycle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Questing Beast
gptkbp:nameOrigin from the French 'bĂȘte glatissant' meaning 'barking beast'
gptkbp:notableFor strange barking sound from its belly
gptkbp:offspring incestuous union (in some versions)
gptkbp:parent none
gptkbp:pursuedBy gptkb:King_Pellinore
gptkb:Sir_Palamedes
gptkb:Sir_Percival
gptkbp:pursuitRepresents endless or futile quest
gptkbp:symbolizes chaos
unattainable quest
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oliver_Baldwin
gptkb:Medieval_European_legends
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6