Manticore

• In the ancient Greek epic poem Argonautica, the hero Jason encounters a manticore on his quest for the Golden Fleece.
  He manages to wound it with his spear, but it escapes into the forest.

• In the medieval bestiary Physiologus, the manticore is described as a beast that lives in India and has a voice like a trumpet.
  It is said to be a sign of the Antichrist, who will deceive many people with his human appearance and eloquent speech.

• In the fantasy novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S.
  Lewis, a manticore is one of the creatures that serve the White Witch and fight against Aslan and his army.
  It is killed by Peter, the High King of Narnia.

• In the video game series Final Fantasy, the manticore is a recurring enemy that usually appears in desert areas.
  It can use its tail to inflict poison or paralysis on the player's characters.

A manticore is a mythical creature that has the head of a human, the body of a lion, and the tail of a scorpion or a dragon.

It is said to have three rows of teeth, red fur, and blue eyes.

This creature can shoot venomous spines from its tail, which can kill instantly.

It is also known as a man-eater, because it devours its prey whole and leaves no bones behind.

Some sources trace the origin of the manticore to the ancient Persian word 'merthykhuwar', which means "man-eater".

The Greek historian Ctesias was the first to write about the manticore, based on the accounts of his Persian informants who had traveled to India.

He described it as a beast with a human face, a lion's body, and a scorpion's tail.

Later writers, such as Pliny the Elder and Aelian, added more details to the manticore's appearance and behavior.

The name manticore is a word that comes from ancient languages and means "man-eater".
It is a name for a mythical beast that has the body of a lion, the head of a human, and the tail of a scorpion.
The name manticore was first used by a Greek writer named Ctesias, who heard about this creature from Persian travelers.
He wrote that the manticore was a dangerous animal that hunted and ate humans in India.
The name manticore is based on the Persian words *mar-tiya-khvara*, which literally mean "man-eater".
The name was later changed to mantichora in Greek and mantichora in Latin, and then to manticore in English.
The name manticore reflects the fearsome nature of this legendary monster, which was said to have three rows of teeth, venomous stings, and a loud roar.