Unicorn: Difference between revisions
No edit summary Tag: 2017 source edit |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{wikipediainfo}} | {{wikipediainfo}} | ||
{{ImageLink}} | {{ImageLink}} | ||
{{ | {{Infobox Species | ||
|image = Unicorn.jpg | |||
|aka = | |||
|first = The Mind Robber (TV story) | |||
|appearances = {{il|[[COMIC]]: ''[[A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)|A Rose by Any Other Name]]''}} | |||
|affiliation = | |||
|individuals = {{csl|[[Unicorn (The Mind Robber)|Unicorn]]|[[Unicorn (A Rose by Any Other Name)|Unicorn]]}} | |||
|clip = | |||
}} | |||
A '''unicorn''' was a mythical beast similar in appearance to a [[horse]], but with a single long horn in the middle of its head. | A '''unicorn''' was a mythical beast similar in appearance to a [[horse]], but with a single long horn in the middle of its head. | ||
| Line 28: | Line 36: | ||
The [[Fifth Doctor]] knew a version of the story of [[Noah's Ark]] in which [[Noah]] had to leave behind unicorns, [[centaur]]s, [[basilisk]]s and many other such [[animal]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Perfect Day (short story)|Perfect Day]]'') | The [[Fifth Doctor]] knew a version of the story of [[Noah's Ark]] in which [[Noah]] had to leave behind unicorns, [[centaur]]s, [[basilisk]]s and many other such [[animal]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Perfect Day (short story)|Perfect Day]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
* According to ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]]'', a book that contains [[Tardis:Valid sources|non-narrative]] based information, in [[River Song's World]] unicorns were a pest in [[London]], alongside [[Cyclops]] and [[Satyr]]s. | *According to ''[[The Brilliant Book 2012]]'', a book that contains [[Tardis:Valid sources|non-narrative]] based information, in [[River Song's World]] unicorns were a pest in [[London]], alongside [[Cyclops]] and [[Satyr]]s. | ||
[[Category:Mythological creatures]] | [[Category:Mythological creatures]] | ||
[[Category:Fictional species from the real world]] | [[Category:Fictional species from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Myths and legends from the real world]] | [[Category:Myths and legends from the real world]] | ||
Revision as of 20:04, 2 August 2022
A unicorn was a mythical beast similar in appearance to a horse, but with a single long horn in the middle of its head.
According to George Litefoot, the Narwhal, a horned Cetacean, was thought to be the origin of the unicorn myth. (AUDIO: The Ruthven Inheritance)
In the 1890s, Henry Gordon Jago joked that London would one day be invaded by killer unicorns. (AUDIO: The Backwards Men)
The Second Doctor encountered a unicorn in the Land of Fiction. (TV: The Mind Robber)
The Ceffyl of Tír na n-Óg resembled unicorns by design. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Witch Mark)
In 2002, unicorns appeared in San Francisco due to a dimensional scar. (PROSE: Unnatural History)
"The Unicorn" was the alias of Ada Mullins. (TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp)
After Rose-the-cat removed part of the TARDIS' wall with a chainsaw, causing great disturbances throughout all of time and space, Richard III was rescued at Ambion Hill, Leicestershire by a unicorn after he begged for a horse in 1845. (COMIC: A Rose by Any Other Name)
The Bestiary of Legendary and Magical Creatures created a unicorn out of toilet paper. (PROSE: Phoenix)
Iris Wildthyme had a unicorn statuette in her TARDIS. (PROSE: Old Flames)
The Doctor once claimed that he was a unicorn. (PROSE: Borrowed Time)
One version of David Banderson's Variations had a unicorn that didn't believe in people. The Tenth Doctor told Donna Noble that this was odd because "unicorns definitely do believe in people". (PROSE: Once Upon a Time)
The Fifth Doctor knew a version of the story of Noah's Ark in which Noah had to leave behind unicorns, centaurs, basilisks and many other such animals. (PROSE: Perfect Day)
Behind the scenes
- According to The Brilliant Book 2012, a book that contains non-narrative based information, in River Song's World unicorns were a pest in London, alongside Cyclops and Satyrs.
