• OVERVIEW
    The manticore is a legendary creature of that is a kind of chimera, that is sometimes said to be related to the Sphinx. It was often feared as being violent and feral, but it was not until the manticore was incorporated into European mythology during the Middle Ages that it came to be regarded as an omen of evil.Like many such beasts, there is dispute about the existence of the manticore.

    The martichora was allegedly a blue-eyed, human-faced wild beast of India. It was the size of the largest lion, with brown-red fur. It has three rows of teeth, feet and claws like lions. It also had a scorpion-like tail with a (main) whose sting was instantly fatal. The stings could be fired sideways, forward, or backward, by orienting the tail accordingly, and these stings regenerated afterwards. Only the elephant was immune to the poison.

    ETYMOLOGY
    Originally, the term manticore came into from the Latin mantichora, which was borrowed from the Greek mantikhoras. The Greek version of the word is actually an erroneous pronunciation of martikhoras from the original early Middle Persian martyaxwar, which translates as "man-eater" (martya being "man" and xwar- "to eat"). Likely Persian in origin

    EVADING THE MANTICORE
    The better option was to learn how to evade the manticore. One of the main warning signs that a manticore attack is imminent is to listen for its sound. The manticore is not able to speak any human language, but in many tales it also doesn’t sound like a lion. Instead, when a manticore makes a noise it sounds similar to that of a trumpet.

    The manticore would famously leave no trace of its prey behind. It could attack a human up close with its sharp claws or shoot poisonous darts from its scorpion tail from a safe distance. When it unleashes the poisonous darts from its tail, the tail either bends back or stretches out. It was well known that "whatever it hits, it kills, with the exception of elephants." The poisonous stingers are described as being thick as a rope and one foot (30 cm) in length. Once a stinger has been discharged, another one grows in its place.

    Manticores did not just satisfy their appetites by killing one human but would chase after multiple people at a time, taking great pleasure in the hunt. Its favourite way to lure and hunt prey was to hide its body in the long grass, so from a distance, all humans would be able to see would be a human head. Deceived by this, humans would get close to the manticore, and before they knew what was happening, they would be attacked and killed. This showed how cunning and clever the manticore was. Although humans were undoubtedly a manticore's preferred prey, they would also regularly hunt the animal kingdom, except for lions which they could never overpower. The manticore was seen as indestructible and it is extremely difficult to find ways to best it. All weapons were unable to penetrate its infallible fur and hide, and the only viable option was to kill the manticore whilst it was still an infant.