This most epic creature has been talked about and written legends since antiquity as a strange and unusual beast with a singular, magical, spiraling horn that protrudes from the exact middle of the head. The Indus Valley Civilization has described in the ancient seals white even the ancient Greeks included the unicorn in various texts.
The more modern folklore has the unicorn described as a white horse or large goat sorta animal with the aforementioned long spiraling horn. During the Middle Ages and the renaissance the wild animal that lived in the woods, it was seen as a symbol of the grace and purity. This strange creature could only be captured by a virgin. There are some that believe the legend is based on the Narwal and its tusk has been sold as an actual unicorn horn.
Today, the unicorn has an important place in pop culture. We see it as a special symbol of the magical and fantastical world in which we want to believe.
I can’t say all that was the inspiration for this Unicorn but I hope you can have as much fun drawing along with me as I had sketching it out!
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