[Folklore] In some tales, the catoblepas was a creature that looked like a bull with scales. It was mentioned in a book by Gustave Flaubert, but it was first "sighted" by Pliny on a travel between Ethiopia and Egypt. He said that the locals called it "Catoblepas."
CATOBLEPAS
Meaning of CATOBLEPAS in English
Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary. Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии. 2012