Manticore

The manticore is a creature with the body of a large lion, wings of a bat, tail of a scorpion and a human head. While their heads resembles that of humans, they have several lines of sharp teeth. In some variations, instead of a spike at the end of the scorpion tail, the manticore instead has a countless pointy spikes, that can be launched at it's target with high precision. They are also not always portrayed with wings. The spikes are poisonous and can paralyze their victims. Their roar is said to be like a loud blare of trumpets.
==Source==
The manticore is first mentioned by Ctesias in his book about India.
==Media==
Manticores appear in the following media:
===Folklore===
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*Heroes of Might and Magic III
**Manticores have the body of lions, tails of scorpions and bat wings. They are found in the Dungeon Town and can be upgraded to scorpicores.
*Heroes of Might and Magic V
*Heroes of Might and Magic VI
*Might & Magic X: Legacy
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=== Movies ===
*The Last Unicorn - (1982), an animated movie by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr.
* Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters
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