The Unicorn

Of all the fabulous mythological creatures, I would say my favorite is the unicorn. There is just something so fascinating about a majestic, magical horse with a glittering horn on it's head. In Harry Potter, the blood of a unicorn makes the drinker immortal but cursed. According to the song/poem, "The Unicorn", by Shel Silverstein, unicorns aren't around today because they didn't make it onto Noah's ark. In the infamous youtube video "Charlie the Unicorn", unicorns can talk and apparently are  extremely annoying.

"The blood of a unicorn will keep you alive, even if you are an inch from death, but at a terrible price" (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)



"We're going to Candy Mountain, Charlie!" 

So where did this idea of a unicorn come from? The myth of the unicorn was first seen in Mesopotamian artwork. In Greek literature the unicorn was most likely based off of a rhinoceros, but was described as being "the size of a horse, with a white body, purple head, and blue eyes, and on it's forehead was a cubit-long horn coloured red at the pointed tip, black in the middle, and white at the base" (britannica.com). References to unicorns even appear in the Bible; some writers considered the unicorn to be a symbol of salvation and Christ. In Chinese mythology the unicorn, or Ch'i lin as they call it, was a gentle, wise creature who brought good fortune. (Read more)

The unicorn stands out from the majority of mythological creatures because instead of being frightening and dangerous, it is beautiful and majestic, representing light and goodness.