Manticore

Origin and tradition

Ancient and medieval bestiaries describe the Manticore as a man-faced, lion-bodied, scorpion-tailed man-eater from the East.

Illustration in this atlas

A red lion with human face, triple rows of teeth, and a venomous tail ending in scorpion sting or darts.

References and further reading

1. en.wikipedia.org — Manticore

These references offer further reading. Accounts and depictions vary; the atlas illustration is interpretive artwork, rather than historical or scientific evidence.