Question of Preference: Mythology

[A Former User]

Manticore

A male lion with the face of a man as well as intelligence, but with the tail of a dragon or scorpion. Because it may have the tail of a dragon, many depictions of a manticore may also have bat-like wings. It depends on perspective and how you want to imagine it.
EVIL

vs

Chimera

A creature with the body of a goat (entailing hooves, although many depictions simply have the body of a female lion as well of the head and just a goats head rather than body), head of a female lion (NO MANE, despite many image depictions) head of goat, and tail of snake leading up to the snakes head. Depending on an individuals preference, may also have a set of draconic bat wings, even if it makes no sense whatsoever.
Additionally, it breathes fire and is the mother of the Sphinx.
EVIL

I personally have a hard time choosing, as a manticore with the tail of a scorpion may have deadly poison, the tail-snake of chimera may be a venomous snake, which practically gives both creatures a deadly poison. If scorpion poison is deadly in the first place…
But if it comes down to it, definitely Chimera.
Who do you prefer? Why?

[A Former User]

Many people mistake the two which is entirely understandable

[A Former User]

Also, Chimera isn’t just snake-goat-lion, and is instead often depicted with a fourth head, that being dragon, thus why it has dragon wings.
This is the most accurate image depiction I could find of a chimera, as it appears to be… The only female

[A Former User]

As for manticore, here’s one of the… More flattering images of him

[Your Local Shadow Simp]

Weirdly the Chimera. I think it’s because I always learned about that one more, and I think I just thought the Chimera had a more badass design tbh.

[A Former User]

They all just look like demons to me lol