Monster Mash Round 2 Manticore vs. Cerberus
Cerberus
Cerberus is the hellhound that guards the land of Hades, the Greek underworld, similar to Garm from Norse mythology. He was originally portrayed as having fifty to one hundred heads, but this was later changed to three heads in later depictions. With Cerberus guarding Hades, new spirits were allowed to enter the land of the dead, but none were allowed to leave. Besides Hercules, who subdued the beast as one of his twelve labors, Orpheus was able to put the beast to sleep and sneak past it by playing his lyre. Hercules engaged in physical combat with Cerberus. He basically choked him out and kidnapped Cerberus before bringing him to the land of the living.
In Greek vampire mythos, the souls of vampires are held in a container in the land of Hades. Hades made a deal with the first vampire that vampires are allowed to enter the underworld since they are dead, but are not allowed to leave.
Because of Cerberus’s extreme dedication to Hades, the ruler of the underworld allowed him to retain a human immortal form and live among the humans using the name Naberius.
Manticore
Although manticores are Persian in origin, they were believed to be real animals during the Middle Ages in Europe and were found in bestiaries of the time. Because of the etymology of its name, some falsely believed that the manticore was a combination of a man and a tiger. In 1688, Randle Holme described the maniticore as having the face of a man, a mouth with three rows of teeth, the feet of a lion, red in color, and a tail of a scorpion.
Manticores had poisonous quills that they could shoot at their foes. They can leap great distances and devour human flesh. Its voice sounds like a melody coming from pipes. In addition to Persia and Europe, references to the manticore can be found in India.
This is a compelling matchup in the second round of the tournament. Both creatures are vicious killers steeped in mythology and feared by many. The manticore has a stinger that can do serious damage. They would both be formidable in close combat. You might look at Cerberus’s two defeats, but Hercules was a seriously tough dude, and I don’t think the manticore is going to lull it to sleep with a lyre. If Cerberus can keep in check all of the baddies entering the Greek underworld, I have to imagine that he is up to the task of defeating a manticore. Therefore, I have to go with Cerberus a win by split decision or perhaps tearing out the manticore’s spine.
Cerberus is the hellhound that guards the land of Hades, the Greek underworld, similar to Garm from Norse mythology. He was originally portrayed as having fifty to one hundred heads, but this was later changed to three heads in later depictions. With Cerberus guarding Hades, new spirits were allowed to enter the land of the dead, but none were allowed to leave. Besides Hercules, who subdued the beast as one of his twelve labors, Orpheus was able to put the beast to sleep and sneak past it by playing his lyre. Hercules engaged in physical combat with Cerberus. He basically choked him out and kidnapped Cerberus before bringing him to the land of the living.
In Greek vampire mythos, the souls of vampires are held in a container in the land of Hades. Hades made a deal with the first vampire that vampires are allowed to enter the underworld since they are dead, but are not allowed to leave.
Because of Cerberus’s extreme dedication to Hades, the ruler of the underworld allowed him to retain a human immortal form and live among the humans using the name Naberius.
Manticore
Although manticores are Persian in origin, they were believed to be real animals during the Middle Ages in Europe and were found in bestiaries of the time. Because of the etymology of its name, some falsely believed that the manticore was a combination of a man and a tiger. In 1688, Randle Holme described the maniticore as having the face of a man, a mouth with three rows of teeth, the feet of a lion, red in color, and a tail of a scorpion.
Manticores had poisonous quills that they could shoot at their foes. They can leap great distances and devour human flesh. Its voice sounds like a melody coming from pipes. In addition to Persia and Europe, references to the manticore can be found in India.
This is a compelling matchup in the second round of the tournament. Both creatures are vicious killers steeped in mythology and feared by many. The manticore has a stinger that can do serious damage. They would both be formidable in close combat. You might look at Cerberus’s two defeats, but Hercules was a seriously tough dude, and I don’t think the manticore is going to lull it to sleep with a lyre. If Cerberus can keep in check all of the baddies entering the Greek underworld, I have to imagine that he is up to the task of defeating a manticore. Therefore, I have to go with Cerberus a win by split decision or perhaps tearing out the manticore’s spine.
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Amber
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May 09, 2015 06:04AM
I find this challenge a difficult decision. I'm curious how Cerebus would stand up to manticore darts, but as a death dog he's probably has a Camp Crystal Lake type of deal. You may think he's dead, but he'll be there when you come back. Hades wil make sure of that.
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Amber wrote: "I find this challenge a difficult decision. I'm curious how Cerebus would stand up to manticore darts, but as a death dog he's probably has a Camp Crystal Lake type of deal. You may think he's dead..."I like you're thinking I and I struggled with this one. In the end, I think it was just a personal preference. Manticores are really cool. I just finished writing a story about a hunt for a manticore set in 18th century India.
