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+ | |Alternate Names/Spellings= (pl) Equi Unicornes, (sing) Equus Unicornis, (pl) Hippoi Monocerata, Hippoi Monokerata, (sing) Hippos Monoceras, Hippos Monokeras, Licorn, Monoceros, Monocerus |
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|Alignment = Neutral Good, Chaotic Good |
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==Origin== |
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+ | The Unicorn is a creature with origins in Greek and Roman mythology, legend and folklore. Accounts of its existence would later gain connections to Medieval European mythology, legend and folklore. |
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==Appearance== |
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+ | A Unicorn is often described as a horse with a single horn spiraling out of its forehead. While it has been depicted with white fur in medieval paintings, a unicorn can have different fur colors depending on its breed. |
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+ | [[File:imagesCAG6A2BL.jpg|thumb|left|242px|Unicorn in a virgin's lap.]] |
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==Behavior== |
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+ | [[File:6a00d8341c5d9653ef0133f1a553d7970b.jpg|thumb|right|242px|Two unicorns at the lake.]] |
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− | Unicorn are proud beast. No one has been able to hold them captive alive. A Unicorn will fight savagely when concerned, but can be tamed by a pure person's touch, which was some times a flaw to a unicorn. For example, in medieval times a virgin would go up to a Unicorn and tame it, but then the knights would come and kill the Unicorn for it's horn. The Unicorn and the Lion were always great rivals. They were both seen as kings of animals and often clashed. The Unicorn represented spring and the Lion, summer. It was said that the end of their clashes influenced the seasons of the year. |
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Origin
The Unicorn is a creature with origins in Greek and Roman mythology, legend and folklore. Accounts of its existence would later gain connections to Medieval European mythology, legend and folklore.
Appearance
A Unicorn is often described as a horse with a single horn spiraling out of its forehead. While it has been depicted with white fur in medieval paintings, a unicorn can have different fur colors depending on its breed.