In ancient Greek and Roman mythology, a mystical creature known as the unicorn made many appearances. As described throughout much of literature, the unicorn is reputed to look somewhat like a white horse, although it has a long, twisted horn protruding from its forehead.1 The earliest description of the unicorn was by Ctesias (400 BC) (The New Book of Knowledge, Vol. U-V 19: 391). Unicorns have cloven hooves that are somewhat yellow in color; some are said to …
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…contrasts the unicorn and the bull in a manner that can only be described as good versus evil. Bibliography WORKS CITED "Unicorns". Http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Shadowlands/1272/unicorn.html. March 11, 2000. "Unicorn Myths and Legends". Http://members.tripod.com/%7Ewaterdragon/origins.html. March 11, 2000. "Origins of the Unicorn". Http://stud-www.uni-marbug.de/~Vigier/unicorn.html. March 14, 2000 Beagle, Peter S. The Last Unicorn. New York: Penguin Publishing, 1991 "Unicorns". The New Book of Knowledge, Volume U-V 19. Grolier Incorporated, 1982.