The Truth about UnicornsDescribes the origins of the unicorn, including the real-life animals that inspired it, and the various myths told about unicorns throughout the world. |
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... forehead . This animal cannot be taken alive . " Obviously the travelers ' tales of unicorns had gotten more extravagant . The unicorn Ctesias heard about had a foot - and - a - half - long horn , while the animal Pliny described had a ...
... forehead . This animal cannot be taken alive . " Obviously the travelers ' tales of unicorns had gotten more extravagant . The unicorn Ctesias heard about had a foot - and - a - half - long horn , while the animal Pliny described had a ...
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... forehead . He is a forest child , ignorant of the ways of the world , and devoted to uprightness . If he comes to your kingdom , the gods will relent and cause heavy rains to fall once more . " " How will I persuade Risharinga to come ...
... forehead . He is a forest child , ignorant of the ways of the world , and devoted to uprightness . If he comes to your kingdom , the gods will relent and cause heavy rains to fall once more . " " How will I persuade Risharinga to come ...
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... forehead . But then the king remembered the good deed Risharinga had performed . He announced to every- one present that he would give his daughter in marriage . to the unicorn man in gratitude for his having saved the country . Hearing ...
... forehead . But then the king remembered the good deed Risharinga had performed . He announced to every- one present that he would give his daughter in marriage . to the unicorn man in gratitude for his having saved the country . Hearing ...
Contents
A World of Unicorns | 3 |
A Horses Body a Stags Head and | 14 |
The Kilin of China | 23 |
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Aelian ALA Notable Children's AMERICAN MUSEUM amphisbena ancient animal animal's antelope beast bestiaries China Chinese CLEVELAND MUSEUM CLOISTERS COLLECTION COLLECTIONS AT ROSENBORG creature Ctesias Ctesias's Cuvier Emperor Fu Hsi European father feet forehead forest Frobisher Fu Hsi gentle goat Greek head Hercynian Forest Hildegarde horn buds hunters India Indian rhino Indian rhinoceros ivory JAMES CROSS GIBLIN Jesus Kasyapa ki-lin kind of unicorn king lion Living Unicorn maiden Marini Martin Frobisher METROPOLITAN MUSEUM Michael McDermott middle Monoclonius MUSEUM OF ART MUSEUM OF NATURAL narwhal narwhal tusk NATURAL HISTORY never noble Notable Children's Book Ole Worm one-horned Indian oryx Paré Physiologus piece of horn poison powerful princess Risharinga Rochefoucauld family Roman ROSENBORG PALACE royal arms ROYAL DANISH COLLECTIONS scientists sea unicorn Septuagint Shanta single horn skull stag hunt stories about unicorns symbol throne unicorn appears unicorn horns unicorn hunt unicorn legend Unicorn Tapestries wrote York young