Unicorn
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The Unicorn is likely purely a mythical beast, commonly depicted as resembling a white horse with a single horn grown out of its forehead.[1] However, recently the discovery of a single horned deer is causing a reexamination of the unicorn issue.[2] Gilberto Tozzi, director of the Center of Natural Sciences in Prato, stated the following regarding the single horned deer: "This shows that even in past times, there could have been animals with this anomaly," he said by telephone. "It's not like they dreamed it up."[3]
Unicorns in the Judeo-Christian Tradition
The word "unicorn" is included in the text of the King James translation of The Bible nine times[4]. Many other versions translate the ancient texts differently.
Popular opinion is that Unicorns are mythical, however some young earth believing Christian apologists have advanced various arguments that the biblical Unicorn was not a fantasy animal and that the animal did not have one horn. [5] In the original texts, unicorns go by the Hebrew name Re-em whereas the Greek Septuagint used the word monokeros, meaning "one-horned".Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many. It is typically used to symbolize virtue of mind and strength of body, but has also been used as an emblem of Christ as the horn of our SalvationCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many. The basis for the patent was "Lancelot the living unicorn" (actually a goat) bred by Timothy "Otter" Zell and his wife Morning Glory Zell[6].
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References
- ↑ http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/unicorn
- ↑ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080611/ap_on_fe_st/italy_unicorn;_ylt=AuMxc9ordeEPLXLJHlp5JQEuQE4F
- ↑ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080611/ap_on_fe_st/italy_unicorn;_ylt=AuMxc9ordeEPLXLJHlp5JQEuQE4F
- ↑ http://www.christiancourier.com/articles/read/what_about_the_unicorn_and_the_satyr
- ↑ http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v14/i2/unicorn.asp
- ↑ Lancelot[1]