. Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture . the Greekwriter Ctesias of the fifth century , andalso by Pliny in his Natural History, where theadditional details are given, that its teethfit together like those of a comb, and that itis particularly fond of human flesh. The wordmantichora is connected with the Persianword mard-khora, which means man-eater. Mr. R. Allen figures a sepulchral stone fromMeigle, Perthshire, where a mantichora iscarved in profile. It has a long human nose,and is pursuing a naked man, who is lookingback in unpleasant anticipation of
. Symbolism of animals and birds represented in English church architecture . the Greekwriter Ctesias of the fifth century , andalso by Pliny in his Natural History, where theadditional details are given, that its teethfit together like those of a comb, and that itis particularly fond of human flesh. The wordmantichora is connected with the Persianword mard-khora, which means man-eater. Mr. R. Allen figures a sepulchral stone fromMeigle, Perthshire, where a mantichora iscarved in profile. It has a long human nose,and is pursuing a naked man, who is lookingback in unpleasant anticipation of his fate. There is another clear instance of the samefabulous beast on one of the arch-stones of/[ the Kilpeck door, where we can clearly seethe bearded face, the lions paws, and mane,and the peculiarly fat tail curled between itslegs, which must represent the scorpions seems to be listening for any signs of itsprey, but there is nothing edible quite near,with the possible exception of dragons andgrotesque heads. A careful scrutiny of other arch-stones, etc., 192.
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