Unicorns
Unicorns coloring pages look very exciting and fantastic. Unicorns, which we frequently encounter in mythology or fairy tales, can only be seen in drawings today. The cute unicorn, which we encounter in cartoons and many popular culture items especially for girls, actually has a very old history.
Unicorns coloring pages (free printable)
We have shared for you coloring pages on unicorns, the most popular creatures of mystical times. Now we would like to give you detailed information about these creatures. In mythology, it is said that it is a legendary animal that is believed to be pure and innocent, its blood makes a person immortal when drank, and therefore killing it will bring a curse. Unicorns are frequently included in legends and fairy tales. Whether these colorful and eye-catching unicorns are real is often investigated. In fact, it would not be correct to call a unicorn species, for which clues about their existence in real life have been found, a horse. But in general, it is known that this creature, which lived thousands of years ago, resembles unicorns.
In mythology, it is said that it is a legendary animal that is believed to be pure and innocent, its blood makes a person immortal when drank, and therefore killing it will bring a curse. Unicorns are frequently included in legends and fairy tales. Whether these colorful and eye-catching unicorns are real is often investigated. In fact, it would not be correct to call a unicorn species, for which clues about their existence in real life have been found, a horse. But in general, it is known that this creature, which lived thousands of years ago, resembles unicorns.
Legends and Information About Unicorns
Unicorns may not actually be real, but considering the fairy tales we read and the movies we watch, it is noteworthy that they have a very lasting impact. From time to time, we wish the legendary heroes we love were real. According to legend, these beautiful and magical unicorns caused the water level in the Indian river to increase and brought fertility to the country. Interesting facts known about unicorns are as follows:
People have been dreaming about the existence of unicorns for centuries. The first known depiction of a unicorn, located in the Lascaux Caves in present-day France, dates back to 15,000 BC. People believed this to be true until they realized that the unicorn called Lascaux had two horns that were remarkably brought together.
The oldest known record of unicorns in Western literature belongs to the Greek historian Ctesias. The Greek historian's notes suggest that the horse had a purple head, blue eyes, a white body and a multicolored horn.
Why is the unicorn unicorn so important in history?
The development of medicine as we know it today is quite recent. Before modern medicine, people boiled herbs and believed that parts of animals worked miracles. At a time when such a belief existed, the mention of a creature that was good for many diseases in a text hundreds of years old certainly caused the unicorn to be accepted as real.
There was great demand for unicorn horns in the Middle Ages. According to some, their weight in gold was given in exchange for the unicorn horn, which was even the secret of immortality. In the 17th century, some scientists even conducted studies showing that there were 4 types of unicorn horns. This creature, which is so popular, has of course also taken its place in art. This is why we encounter unicorns in many works.
Unicorn in popular culture
With a unicorn as wild as it is in mythology, J.K. We encounter it in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first book of the Harry Potter series written by Rowling. My Little Pony and similar cartoons introduced the cute unicorns that girls love today and created a huge market for these characters.
People have dreamed of the existence of unicorns for centuries.
The first known depiction of a unicorn, found in the Lascaux Caves in modern-day France, dates back to around 15,000 BC. Or maybe people believed it was real until they realized that the unicorn called Lascaux had two horns that were placed confusingly close together.
It is said that unicorns are mentioned in the Bible.
It is said that unicorns are mentioned implicitly in the Bible. The King James version of the Old Testament contains nine references to unicorns due to a mistranslation of the Hebrew word re'em. The original word probably reflected the Assyrian rimu (auroch), an extinct species of aurochs.
Unicorn horns were very valuable indeed.
The “unicorn horn” was, to put it simply, worth literally 10 times its weight in gold. In 1560, German merchants sold an astronomical 90,000 scudi worth of horse horns to the pope. Pharmacies in London engaged in a rather interesting trade by selling powdered unicorn horns until 1741. Of course, it is not known how true this is.