Manticore and Nemean Lion do get confused a lot of the time. Actually, if you google 'how to kill a manticore' the only answer you will find it the one Lunar found. No one, in any myth, has ever killed a manticore. In the books, Mr. D killed the manticore named Dr. Thorn and only because he does actually care a little about Percy and pals. Mr. D strangled/crushed the manticore to death with vines. The demi-gods were unable to defeat the manticore on their own and would have died if Mr. D had not intervened.<br/><br/>An arrow to the mouth would, in theory, be the easiest way to kill a manticore, but not because of it's fur being impenetrable. It's likely so you can stay out of the way of the stingers and claws.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=105114.msg4596901#msg4596901">Quote from: LunarSage on 05-05-2011, 03:36:53</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I actually haven't read a novel in over ten years... wow.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I read, on average, 20 books a year. I don't think I could go without reading a book for that long. O_O Though my hubby does.