I had a unicorn cake at my last birthday.  Do you like unicorns?
I like them but not as much as a lot of people do now. For as long as can be it's described as a horse with single large swirly horn
Definitely one of the more popular mythological creatures, like dragons.
They were even mentioned by the greek writers
There were quite a few Greek mythological creatures, such as the Pegasus
The Bible describes an animal re'em that translates into unicorn
I didn't realize that unicorns went that far back in cultural history.
often depicted as a white horse-like or goat-like animal with a long horn and cloven hooves (sometimes a goat's beard). In the Middle Ages and Renaissance, it was commonly described as an extremely wild woodland creature, a symbol of purity and grace, which could be captured only by a virgin. In the encyclopedias, its horn was said to have the power to render poisoned water potable and to heal sickness. In medieval and Renaissance times, the tusk of the narwhal was sometimes sold as unicorn
, but also British and Scandinavian folklore. Many of the legends surrounding mythical creatures are also incorporated in the books. "Children ... know that I didn't invent unicorns, but I've had to explain frequently that I didn't actually invent hippogriffs," Rowling told Stephen Fry in an interview for BBC Radio 4. "When I do use a creature that I know is a mythological entity, I like to find out as much as I can about it. I might not use it, but to make it as