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"The Manticore" by Aleister Lam

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Tag As FavoriteComment		The agonising cries of a 10 yrs old pierced through the village like a runaway arrow; shattering the serenity of the village. When the villagers rushed to the scene, no trace of the child could be found; only the foot-prints of what seem to be a lion was present!

The village elder noticed that there were traces of stains on a leaf, it was what seem to be the venomous sap of the upas tree; he thus concluded that the child was the victim of the leonine, Manticore, as the stinger at the end of the monster contains a venomous substance that is similar to this sap.

This is a formidable creature of the forest of Borneo, it has rows of razor-sharp teeth with powerful chomping jaws that are able to grind and chew up every fragments of its victims. Everything including skulls, skeletons, clothings and even ornaments can be gobbled down that creatures voracious gullet. Often the complete vanishing of a person from these forests of Borneo is attributed to the appearance of a Manticore.

This is my favourite mythical creatures as I always have been fascinated with monsters that amalgamates with insectoid parts. Its unique combinations of human-like face, a body of a scarlet lion, optional wings (some text describe it with wings while some don't) and a fatal scorpion sting at the end of its tail attracts even historians like Ctesias, Pliny the Elder and Aristotle to have mentioned it.



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5 Jul 200545 Aki
i once saw a pic but it has no wings. the detail was more focused on the head where it looks more like human than a beast. and the color is scarlet. but i also like the way you did it. very WILD!
19 Oct 200545 Bain foulrend
pink? a pink manticore. hmmm I think u managed to get away with it tho...very fierce looking.
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'The Manticore':
 • Created by: :-) Aleister Lam
 • Copyright: ©Aleister Lam. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Ctesias, Lion, Manticore, Pliny, Scorpion, Upa tree
 • Categories: Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters
 • Techniques: Mixed Media
 • Inspirations: Other Artist
 • Submitted: 2004-10-21 11:43:52
 • Views: 950
 • Resolution: 595x433

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