Still Waters Posted April 12, 2022 #1 Share Posted April 12, 2022 The unicorn is one of the most famous mythical creatures, often depicted as a white horse with a spiraling horn erupting from its forehead. It's not hard to imagine a horse with a horn, and for much of the mythical creature's history, people thought it actually existed. But where did this myth come from? https://www.livescience.com/origins-of-unicorns 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlookerofmayhem Posted April 12, 2022 #2 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Rhinoceros. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted April 12, 2022 #3 Share Posted April 12, 2022 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Hammerclaw Posted April 12, 2022 #4 Share Posted April 12, 2022 There may very well have been an extinct species, so magnificent and rare, with a truly massive and remarkable horn, that it left its indelible mark on the collective memory of mankind. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted April 23, 2022 #5 Share Posted April 23, 2022 On 4/12/2022 at 5:42 PM, Still Waters said: The unicorn is one of the most famous mythical creatures, often depicted as a white horse with a spiraling horn erupting from its forehead. It's not hard to imagine a horse with a horn, and for much of the mythical creature's history, people thought it actually existed. But where did this myth come from? https://www.livescience.com/origins-of-unicorns Here's a possible origin of the myth: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/topic/356979-could-whale-genitalia-explain-sea-monster-sightings/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coyote Speaks Posted April 26, 2022 #6 Share Posted April 26, 2022 Lore of the Unicorn by Odell Shepherd might be of interest to you if you're curious about how the legend has changed over time... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyche101 Posted April 28, 2022 #7 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Narwhal horns were touted as unicorn proof once upon a time. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22372187/#:~:text=Physicians quickly ascribed outlandish healing,narwhal from the Arctic seas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobu Posted April 28, 2022 #8 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Likely fossils of bones or horns that our ancestors mistakenly identified. Cave art misidentified. also could have been a mutation in an animal that was misidentified as a viable but rare species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the13bats Posted June 22, 2022 #9 Share Posted June 22, 2022 On 4/27/2022 at 8:44 PM, psyche101 said: Narwhal horns were touted as unicorn proof once upon a time. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22372187/#:~:text=Physicians quickly ascribed outlandish healing,narwhal from the Arctic seas. My dad was a machinist by trade but in the 80s won a few awards for his taxidermy skills, He had several fakes or gaffs in his collection one was a narwhal tusk that was on a rustic old board with a little plaque calling it a unicorn horn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted June 27, 2022 #10 Share Posted June 27, 2022 (edited) Indian rhino. Only has the one horn. I believe the older legends had the unicorn living in the far east. I seem to remember the older legends also stated it was stocky and had flat feet. the horse/goat like unicorn with a spiraling horn only showed up, like knightly romance stories, much later. AFAIK. Edited June 27, 2022 by DieChecker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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