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http://www.eaudrey.com/myth/manticore.htm
http://www.sorcererscompanion.net/Manticore.jpg
http://www.unbsj.ca/arts/english/media/illustrations/creatures/manticore.gif


These critters, all called manticores, seem to be based on the same 
uncertainties as Susan's:
http://nauplion.net/levan2.htm

You can see how they overlap with the Venetian lion:
http://gallery.euroweb.hu/art/c/carpacci/5/06mark1.jpg

http://echoes.devin.com/albums/NorthBeach/manticore_sm.jpg
http://pictures.galenfrysinger.com/greece/corfu262.jpg
http://tinyurl.com/m3pzn
http://www.korculainfo.com/museums/korcula-town-museum/slides/lion-venice-museum-korcula1.jpg


DW

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