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| Name | Unicorn | |
| Animal Type | Fictional animal | |
| Origin | Indus river basin | |
| Related Species | qilin, rhinoceros, pegasus | |
| Characters | The Unicorn race in My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic | |
| Works | My Little Pony, etc. | |
The unicorn is a Western legendary creature. Its usual image is a white horse with a single horn on its head, representing nobility, pride and purity. Unicorns are legendary animals that often appear in many fantasy works.
About unicorns
Western legends
European records of unicorns date back very early. The ancient Greek historian Ctesias wrote in his book on the history of India: Unicorns live in India and the South Asian subcontinent. They have a snow-white body, a dark red head, a pair of dark blue eyes, and a unicorn growing out of the middle of its forehead. horn. It can be seen here that the European legend of the unicorn originated from the Indus Valley Civilization.
European myths and legends have somewhat contradictory views on unicorns. On the one hand, they believe that unicorns are mythical beasts that are friendly to humans and are pure creatures bred from the beautiful nature. Poisonous pools touched by their horns will immediately become clear and clean; on the other hand, they believe that unicorns look scary, have a violent temper and "are cruel beasts, often fighting with elephants."
There are two classic understandings of the unicorn in European mythology: its horn is a detoxification treasure, and it likes virgins. Leonardo da Vinci recorded the method of using virgins to trap unicorns: put the girl in the wild, the unicorn will soon appear and be tamed by the girl. When the unicorn puts its head on the girl's lap, it can Take the opportunity to cut off its horn. Anyone who is not a virgin or a male will startle the unicorn quickly. These two points are also the two most mentioned points when unicorns appear in works.
The Chinese "Unicorn"
"The Classic of Mountains and Seas" records an animal called "宀" that looks like a unicorn. It has "an ox-tail and a white body, and one horn whose sound is like a cry."
Because the records of qilin in early ancient books also have one horn, in a sense qilin is also a unicorn. The translation of qilin in English is sometimes unicorn.
Basis
Modern archaeologists believe that the prototype of the unicorn may be:
- Narwhal - A tusked whale of the Arctic seas.
- An ancient rhino that lived in northern India.
It can be speculated that the ancients had insufficient knowledge of a certain single-horned creature and deified it, resulting in the legend of the unicorn.
Unicorns in ACGN works
Unicorns often appear in works with fantasy elements, and there are also characters named "unicorns".
- Unicorn race - a race of ponies in Equestria who can use magic in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.
- Unicorn Princess - the cute anthropomorphic girl of Unicorn Gundam in Mobile Suit Gundam UC.
- Unicorn (Lance Series) —— The debut character of Lance Series .
- War Unicorn - a character who appears in the game Bloodline and its derivative works.
- Unicorn - a pet in the game Rock Kingdom.
- Jiao - the Unicorn Girl in the manga How to Make a Unicorn an Adult.
Characters named "Unicorn"
- Azur Lane:Unicorn - A character who appears in the game Azur Lane.
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