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The First Unicorn

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The very first description of the Unicorn goes as thus:

"It is said of the three-legged ass that it stands in the middle of the wild sea, and it has three feet, six eyes, nine mouths, two ears and one horn. Its body is white, it eats spiritual food and is virtuous. And two of its six eyes are in the eyes place, two on top of its head and two on its rear; with these six sharp eyes it sees all who do evil and destroy.
Of the nine mouths, three are in the head, three on the back and three on the inner side of the flanks, and each mouth is the size of a house. The animal itself is as big as a mountain called Alvand. Each of its three feet take up as much ground as a herd of a thousand sheep when they are gathered together, and each rear part is of such extent that a thousand men with a thousand horses can be placed within it... The horn is of gold and hollow, and a thousand branches grow out of it..."


It goes on about how when it roars every female creature of the sea will be impregnated and every evil creature will lose its young.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT THIS SOUNDS A LOT MORE BAD ASS THAN THE SISSY UNICORNS YOU SEE TODAY!
How did it even evolve into the tiny thing we see today? :o

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I drew this mainly because I wanted an example of what I meant by 'First Forms' in my new groups folders:
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AsherTye's avatar
I don't see any young maidens wanting to ride that.