The
unicorn has but one horn in the middle
of its forehead. It is the only animal
that ventures to attack the elephant;
and so sharp is the nail of its foot,
that with one blew it can rip the belly
of that beast. Hunters can catch the
unicorn only by placing a young virgin
in its haunts. No sooner does he see
the damsel, than he runs towards her,
and lies down at her feet, and so suffers
himself to be captured by the hunters.
The unicorn represents Jesus Christ,
who took on Him our nature in the virgin's
womb, was betrayed to the Jews, and
delivered into the hands of Pontius
Pilate. Its one horn signifies the
Gospel of Truth. ~
The Divine Bestiary, Thirteenth Century
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