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November 24, 2005
Manticore
A manticore is like the embodiment of evil in has the body of a lion and a tail like a scorpion, the face of a human, three rows of teeth, and it eats humans, in fact the very name manticore comes from old Persian meaning 'man eater'. It seems that the manticore is associated with the Persians earliest. But if you ask me I think it is some how connected with the Bible. especially those creatures described in the book of Revelation by Saint John. It is also said to originate from the time of Jeremiah when he was thrown into a dung pit, I will have to look into this more but it is interesting how we still use these creatures today in our moves, card games, and legends, but maybe there is some Biblical History behind it.
Posted by Jon at November 24, 2005 12:49 PM
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That is just weird.
Posted by: Tim Linden at November 25, 2005 08:43 AM