- Manticore - Wikipedia
The manticore or mantichore (Latin: mantichorās; reconstructed Old Persian: *martyahvārah; Modern Persian: مردخوار mardḫ (w)ār) is a legendary creature from ancient Persian mythology, similar to the Egyptian sphinx that proliferated in Western European medieval art as well
- Manticore - World History Encyclopedia
A manticore is a creature from Persian and Indian mythology that is often featured in Greek and medieval literature and art It has the head of a human, the body of a lion, and a scorpion tail that can shoot poisonous barbs
- Manticore - Persian Legendary Creature | Mythology. net
A manticore is a mythological creature that was said to be unconquerable The mighty beast is best known for its strange but magnificent features It is often said that the beast had the head of a man, the body of a lion, and the tail of a scorpion
- Manticore | Definition, Origin, Description | Britannica
Manticore, a legendary animal having the head of a man (often with horns), the body of a lion, and the tail of a dragon or scorpion The earliest Greek report of the creature is probably a greatly distorted description of the Caspian tiger
- MANTICORE (Mantikhoras) - Man-Headed Tiger of Greek Roman Legend
In ancient Greek and Roman legend the Manticore was a man-eating, Persian monster with the body of a lion, the face of a man, and a spike-tipped, arrow-shooting tail
- Manticore - New World Encyclopedia
Manticore illustration from The History of Four-footed Beasts (1607), by Edward Topsell The manticore is a legendary creature of Central Asia, a kind of chimera, that is sometimes said to be related to the Sphinx
- What is a Manticore? The Persian Legendary Creature
The manticore is a legendary creature from Persian and Greek mythology that is depicted as a mixture of many different animals, most commonly with the body of a lion and the head of a man
- Manticore (Mythical Creature) - Mythical Encyclopedia
The Manticore is a mythical creature that has been depicted in various cultures and mythologies throughout history It is said to have the head of a human, the body of a lion, and the tail of a scorpion
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