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Mantygre

Description  The body of a tiger, and the head of an old man with horns. Sometimes the horns are shown more like those of an ox, or the feet more like a dragon's. This creature was mostly found in medieval heraldry.

 

Features  In India, it was believed that some men could assume the shape of a tiger.  

 

Also Called  Man-Tiger, Montegre, Satyral, , Lympago

 

 

 

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