The Manticore

_{The manticore (Baricos in Greek) 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 paralyse or kill its victims. The creature's feet may also be of a dragon. -Wikipedia}


I got a monster book for my birthday which is pretty cool - except for the illustrations. So that's basically what inspired me to do my own
My concept was a particularly vile manticore guarding a secret mountaintop city or something. I went for a more beastly-looking face since I didn't like the idea of a human head on an animal's body.

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