The book entertains the possibility that some legendary creatures ( like the sirrush, the unicorn or the cyclops ) might be based on actual animals, through misinterpretation of the animals and / or their remains.

As seen in the episode " Valley of the Unicorns ", Uni also possesses the potential for the natural unicorn ability to teleport, and has accessed this power through tremendous concentration and effort ; it is intimated that she is still too young to use this ability regularly.

After a long ride through the desert during which they develop a severe case of heat stroke, the boys are separated when the unicorn Dennys is riding disappears.

Princess Luna first appeared in the form of an evil winged unicorn called Nightmare Moon In the first two episodes of season 1 until being reformed through the power of the elements of harmony.

In its capital the heraldic lion and unicorn take the place of the Composite's volutes, a Byzantine / Romanesque conception, but expressed in terms of neoclassical realism.

The unicorn also which only permits itself to be captured in the lap of a pure virgin is a type of the Incarnation ; the pelican that sheds its own blood in order to sprinkle its dead young, so that they may live again, is a type of the salvation of mankind by the death of Christ on the Cross.

The unicorn is a legendary animal from European folklore that resembles a white horse with a large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead, and sometimes a goat's beard and cloven hooves.

The translators of the Authorized King James Version of the Bible ( 1611 ) followed the Greek Septuagint ( monokeros ) and the Latin Vulgate ( unicornis ) and employed unicorn to translate re ' em, providing a recognizable animal that was proverbial for its un-tamable nature.

The Quẻ Ly of Vietnamese myth, similarly sometimes mistranslated " unicorn " is a symbol of wealth and prosperity that made its first appearance during the Duong Dynasty, about 600 CE, to Emperor Duong Cao To, after a military victory which resulted in his conquest of Tây Nguyên.

As soon as the unicorn sees her, it lays its head on her lap and falls asleep.

This became a basic emblematic tag that underlies medieval notions of the unicorn, justifying its appearance in every form of religious art.

Interpretations of the unicorn myth focus on the medieval lore of beguiled lovers, whereas some religious writers interpret the unicorn and its death as the Passion of Christ.

Shakespeare scholars describe unicorns being captured by a hunter standing in front of a tree, the unicorn goaded into charging ; the hunter would step aside the last moment and the unicorn would embed its horn deeply into the tree ( See annotations of Timon of Athens, Act 4, scene 3, c. line 341: " wert thou the unicorn, pride and wrath would confound thee and make thine own self the conquest of thy fury "

In heraldry, a unicorn is often depicted as a horse with a goat's cloven hooves and beard, a lion's tail, and a slender, spiral horn on its forehead ( non-equine attributes may be replaced with equine ones, as you can see from the following gallery ).

Milne House is represented by the colour yellow ， and its animal mascot is a unicorn.

The Scottish unicorn has a gold horn, a gold mane, gold hooves, and around its neck a gold, chained coronet of crosses and fleurs-de-lis ; it holds a lance flying the three gold fleurs-de-lis of royal France on a blue background.

Ghost ( 2001 ) is a negative print of George Stubbs ' famous horse painting Whistlejacket that has had a horn added to its head, thus turning it into a unicorn.

Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers and Ludwig Ideler indicate ( according to Richard Hinkley Allen's allegations ) that the constellation may be older, quoting an astrological work from 1564 that mentioned " the second horse between the Twins and the Crab has many stars, but not very bright "; these references may ultimately be due to Michael Scot of the 13th century, but refer to a horse and not a unicorn, and its position does not quite match.

Jim and Laura then share a quiet dance, and he accidentally brushes against the glass menagerie, knocking the glass unicorn to the floor and breaking its horn off.

* The horn of a unicorn or its substance

Tooth of Narwhal was chosen as the material, both because it was found in Danish waters and due to its mythical associations with the unicorn, and 12 lions were also commissioned, three of which, in silver, have been preserved in the room.

A unicorn is a mythical and heraldic beast which looks like a horse with a horn between its ears.

The pagan interpretation focuses on the medieval lore of beguiled lovers, whereas Christian writings interpret the unicorn and its death as the Passion of Christ.

Unbelievably, the animal Tabor sees is a winged chestnut unicorn ; even more incredibly, three nights later Tabor finds and immediately bonds with her, knowing that she has been created as a gift of the goddess and her name is Imraith-Nimphais.

Both of these " enigmatic horns ," Lavers argues, were used in making cutlery, and so became associated ; this is how in the 13th century Al-Qazwini could consider karkadann horn as an antidote, and this is how the karkadann became associated with the unicorn.

Curiously enough, medieval writings on hunting often carried detailed instructions on how to hunt a unicorn.

* In the SNES video game Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen, the Devil is portrayed as a one-eyed nearly-nude demon with a big horn on his forehead like a unicorn, holding a blue flame on his right hand and taking control of a woman with his left hand.

Religious symbolism was common ; the hart or the unicorn was often associated with Christ, but the hunt itself could equally be seen as the Christian ’ s quest for truth and salvation.

In It's Not Funny If I Have to Explain It, Adams recounts having been attacked for the alleged political content of his work, although in the case of one such strip ( where oil drilling kills a unicorn ) he excuses himself by saying " I just thought the image was funny.

Read one person's account of his search for the golden unicorn at an external link listed at the bottom of this page.

Unicorns are not found in Greek mythology, but rather in accounts of natural history, for Greek writers of natural history were convinced of the reality of the unicorn, which they located in India, a distant and fabulous realm for them.

The predecessor of the medieval bestiary, compiled in Late Antiquity and known as Physiologus ( Φυσιολόγος ), popularized an elaborate allegory in which a unicorn, trapped by a maiden ( representing the Virgin Mary ), stood for the Incarnation.

The unicorn also figured in courtly terms: for some 13th century French authors such as Thibaut of Champagne and Richard de Fournival, the lover is attracted to his lady as the unicorn is to the virgin.

Facsimiles of the unicorn tapestries are currently being woven for permanent display in Stirling Castle, Scotland, to take the place of a set recorded in the castle in a 16th century inventory.

Hunts for an actual animal as the basis of the unicorn myth, accepting the conception of writers in Antiquity that it really existed somewhere at the edge of the known earth, have added a further layer of mythologizing about the unicorn.

A new possibility for the inspiration of the unicorn came in 2008 with the discovery of a roe deer in Italy with a single horn.

Its name is Greek for unicorn.

The rearing unicorn on a golden background stands for Kaiserebersdorf and comes from the coat of arms of the Herr von Hintperg-Ebersdorf, who originally founded the settlement.

In 1996, a unicorn that no one can see was adapted as a teaching device at Camp Quest, the first free-thought summer camp for children established in the United States, by Dr. L. Wilson.

Ruggedo proves their power ( for Kiki's the only one who knows " Pyrzqxgl ") by having Kiki transform one of the leopard king Gugu's advisors, Loo the unicorn, into a man and back again.

The gilt handle has crosspieces representing the lion and unicorn and the scabbard is decorated with jewels in the shapes of the floral symbols of the United Kingdom: the rose for England and the thistle for Scotland

Two submarines of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Unicorn, for the narwhal, an Arctic marine cetacean with a single tusk suggesting the horn of a unicorn.

* Legends throughout Eurasia describing creatures such as the unicorn may have been based upon Elasmotherium, a rhinoceros-like creature believed to have been extinct for up to 50, 000 years.

She reappears in the episode " The Harsh Light of Day " as a vampire, having retained her characteristic pettiness, susceptibility to stronger-willed people, and an affection for unicorn figurines ( which, in Angel's fifth season, is undiminished ).

* Imraith-Nimphais, a red unicorn capable of flight, a gift of Dana for the war against Maugrim

This part of the Coat of Arms recalls the royal beasts that support the arms of the Monarch, the crowned lion represents England and the crowned unicorn standing for Scotland.