| In both Western and Eastern mythology, the unicorn is a fabulous animal resembling a horse but with a single long horn growing out of its forehead. Those who drank out of its horn were protected from poisoning, stomach trouble, and epilepsy. According to medievil European folklore and art, the unicorn could be captured only by a virgin, thus symbolizing the power of spiritual love over fierceness. The medievil Christian church elaborated this story into an allegory of the incarnation and death of Christ. In Chinese mythology, the unicorn presides over literature. |
