Welcome to week 45 of this trip through mythical creatures from around the world, today’s myth comes from Myanmar. Accordingly to wiki, this creature imagined by Buddhist monks to protect new-born royal babies to be devoured by sea ogresses.
The creature is described as half human, half lion. There are many versions, from those with long hands angled forward to those that are a bit more human. If you google Manussiha you’ll find some, but here’s my version:
I hope you’re having a great weekend, and don’t forget to come back next week for a new mythical creature from a different country. I’m almost at the end of this edition of mythical creatures and I’m already thinking about what’s next here, so stay tuned.
Sunday Sketchbook 