Unicorn
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A unicorn (from Latin unus 'one' and cornu 'horn') is a mythological creature. Though the modern popular image of the unicorn is sometimes that of a horse differing only in the horn on its forehead, the traditional unicorn also has a billy-goat beard, a lion's tail, and cloven hooves—these distinguish it from a horse. Marianna Mayer has observed (The Unicorn and the Lake), "The unicorn is the only fabulous beast that does not seem to have been conceived out of human fears. In even the earliest references he is fierce yet good, selfless yet solitary, but always mysteriously beautiful. He could be captured only by unfair means, and his single horn was said to neutralize poison."
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See also
- Al-mi'raj (unicorn-like creature in Islamic mythology)
- Bestiary
- Elasmotherium (extinct rhinoceros species known as "Siberian unicorn")
- Invisible Pink Unicorn (a modern satirical religious symbol)
- The Last Unicorn and its film adaption
- List of unicorns
- Monoceros (constellation)
- Okapi (real animal known as "African unicorn")
- Phoebe and Her Unicorn
- Planet Unicorn
- Sin-you (mythology)
- "The Unicorn" (song)
- "The Unicorn in the Garden" – short story
- Unicorn Trend (pop-culture phenomenon)
- Winged unicorn
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