Fontana del Leocorno - Siena, Italy
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member razalas
N 43° 19.122 E 011° 20.039
32T E 689256 N 4798852
In this fontain located in the Via di Pantaneto you can see the heads of two unicorns.
Waymark Code: WMN4XG
Location: Toscana, Italy
Date Posted: 12/27/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
Views: 3

"The unicorn is a legendary animal that has been described since antiquity as a beast with a large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead. The unicorn was depicted in ancient seals of the Indus Valley Civilization and was mentioned by the ancient Greeks in accounts of natural history by various writers, including Ctesias, Strabo, Pliny the Younger, and Aelian. The Bible also describes an animal, the re'em, which some translations have erroneously rendered with the word unicorn.

In European folklore, the unicorn is often depicted as a white horse-like or goat-like animal with a long horn and cloven hooves (sometimes a goat's beard). In the Middle Ages and Renaissance, it was commonly described as an extremely wild woodland creature, a symbol of purity and grace, which could only be captured by a virgin. In the encyclopedias its horn was said to have the power to render poisoned water potable and to heal sickness. In medieval and Renaissance times, the horn of the narwhal was sometimes sold as unicorn horn."

From wikipedia: (visit link)
Time Period: Ancient

Approximate Date of Epic Period: 3300–1300 BC

Epic Type: Mythical

Exhibit Type: Figure, Statue, 3D Art

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