The Enduring Cultural <br />Presence of the , Unicorn .<br />The Enduring Cultural <br />Presence of the , Unicorn .<br />'The New York Times' reports that <br />the legendary unicorn has been woven <br />into our cultural imagination for centuries.<br />'The New York Times' reports that <br />the legendary unicorn has been woven <br />into our cultural imagination for centuries.<br />In the fourth century B.C., a Greek physician <br />named Ctesias first described the animal <br />that would come to be known as the unicorn.<br />In the fourth century B.C., a Greek physician <br />named Ctesias first described the animal <br />that would come to be known as the unicorn.<br />His description is found in his written catalog <br />of an unknown world, titled 'Indica.'.<br />His description is found in his written catalog <br />of an unknown world, titled 'Indica.'.<br />In A.D. 77, Pliny the Elder described a similar <br />animal, wihch he called the monoceros.<br />In A.D. 77, Pliny the Elder described a similar <br />animal, wihch he called the monoceros.<br />Then, in the 17th century, the unicorn <br />appeared in the King James Version of the Bible.<br />Now, centuries later, the mythical animal appears <br />in everything from the works of Lewis Carroll <br />to the 'Harry Potter' series and 'My Little Pony.' .<br />Now, centuries later, the mythical animal appears <br />in everything from the works of Lewis Carroll <br />to the 'Harry Potter' series and 'My Little Pony.' .<br />The unicorn is also Scotland’s national animal, symbolizing the country’s bravery.<br />The unicorn is also Scotland’s national animal, symbolizing the country’s bravery.<br />The 'NYT' asks the question: why has <br />the unicorn persisted in our collective <br />imaginations, and why does it remain relevant?.<br />Ctesias described an animal able to outrun <br />all pursuers, which was impossible to capture <br />unless encircled by an army of men and horses.<br />According to him, a unicorn would rather <br />fight and die free than live in captivity.<br />The 'NYT' suggests that the unicorn may stand <br />for our own desire to be seen as extraordinary, <br />to defy conformity and to live unconstrained.<br />The 'NYT' suggests that the unicorn may stand <br />for our own desire to be seen as extraordinary, <br />to defy conformity and to live unconstrained
