| manticore | |
|---|---|
 a manticore | |
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Shoulder-Height |
(M) 5 Feet , (F) 4'7 Feet |
|
Length |
(M) 9'6 Feet , (F) 8'8 Feet |
|
Wingspan |
(M) 30 Feet , (F) 28'4 Feet |
|
Tail |
(M) 8 Feet , (F) 7'4 Feet |
|
Weight |
(M) 1000 Pounds , (F) 780 Pounds |
|
weapons |
claws,teeth,stinger |
The manticore (Early Middle Persian Mardyakhor) is a Persian legendary creature similar to the Egyptian sphinx. It has the body of a lion, a human head with three rows of sharp teeth (like a shark), and sometimes bat-like wings. 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 venomous spines to either paralyze or kill its victims. It devours its prey whole and leaves no clothes, bones, or possessions of the prey behind.