The History of the Unicorn

In the 1920s, archaeologists in South Asia unearthed remnants of the Indus Valley civilization. Few early versions of the unicorn resemble the luminous horse-like beings of modern myth. Early Asian unicorns varied widely in physical appearance. In Chinese and Japanese folklore, the unicorn often has a scaly or multicolored coat. It can purify water by dipiicates horn into the liquid, at which point all female creatures in the vicinity become pregnant.