What is a unicorn?
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a horse with a single horn
The unicorn is a white, horse-like creature with a spirally twisted horn on its forehead.
💡 Did you know? The long, twisted tusk of the narwhal often served as the real model for the „horn.“
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What is the unicorn a symbol of?
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purity and innocence
In the Middle Ages the unicorn was a symbol of purity, grace and nobility.
💡 Did you know? Legend said the wild unicorn could be tamed only by a maiden.
What power was ascribed to the unicorn's horn?
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it was said to work against poison
The horn, called „alicorn,“ was seen as a precious remedy against poison and disease.
💡 Did you know? „Unicorn horns“ sold for high prices were in truth mostly narwhal tusks.
In which famous coat of arms does the unicorn appear?
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in the coat of arms of the United Kingdom
A unicorn stands beside the lion in the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom.
💡 Did you know? It is also the official national animal of Scotland.
What does the unicorn stand for in modern pop culture?
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for fantasy and individuality
From children's books to the rainbow motif, the unicorn became a symbol of dreams and uniqueness.
💡 Did you know? In the start-up world a company worth over a billion dollars is called a „unicorn.“
Who alone could tame the wild unicorn?
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a maiden
Legend said the shy unicorn could be captured only in the lap of a pure maiden.
💡 Did you know? In the Middle Ages this image was read as a symbol of purity and the incarnation of Christ.
Whose tusk was sold as unicorn horn?
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the narwhal's
The twisted “ainkhürn” was more precious than gold.
💡 Did you know? Denmark's kings had a throne built from it.
By what path of translation did the unicorn enter the Bible?
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from the wild ox re'em
The Greek translation turned it into “monokeros”: unicorn.
💡 Did you know? Thus the fabled beast was biblically certified for centuries.
Which famous medieval tapestry cycle in the Musée de Cluny depicts the five senses?
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“The Lady and the Unicorn”
Six tapestries, today in the Musée de Cluny in Paris.
💡 Did you know? Five stand for the senses: the sixth remains a riddle.
Which shops once bore the unicorn in name and sign?
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pharmacies
“Unicorn pharmacies” still exist in many towns.
💡 Did you know? Ground “unicornu” really was listed in pharmacopoeias.
What does the financial world call a unicorn today?
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a billion-dollar startup
A young company valued at over a billion.
💡 Did you know? Coined as “rare as the fabled beast”: today there are hundreds.
Whose heraldic animal has the unicorn been for centuries?
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Scotland's
That is why it still supports the British royal arms.
💡 Did you know? The heraldic unicorn is chained: wild as it is.
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