Manticore
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The manticore (Early Middle Persian Martyaxwar) is a legendary creature similar to the Egyptian sphinx. It has the body of a red lion, a human head with three rows of sharp teeth (like a shark), and a trumpet-like voice. Other aspects of the creature vary from story to story. It may be horned, winged, or both. The tail is that of either a dragon or a scorpion, and it may shoot poisonous spines to either paralyze or kill its victims. It devours its prey whole. It leaves no clothes, bones, or possessions of the prey behind.
In popular culture
- In the Divine Comedy, Geryon is depicted as a manticore-like demon that dwells at the deep barrier between the circles of violence and fraud.
- Canadian writer Robertson Davies wrote a novel titled The Manticore, published in 1972. It is the second volume of his "Deptford Trilogy. <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Following the success of their second album, Tarkus – which featured a manticore in the artwork and lyrics – Emerson, Lake & Palmer founded Manticore Records in 1973. An ELP retrospective box set released in 1993 was titled The Return of the Manticore, and included artwork similar to the manticore from Tarkus and the Manticore Records label.
- In the third series of Merlin (TV series), a manticore made an appearance and produced a deadly poison meant to kill King Uther. The creature of interest was approximately as big as a cat.
- In Season 1 Episode 2 of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Fluttershy befriends a manticore by removing a thorn from his paw.
- Boogiepop and Others features a man-eating character known as Manticore.
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