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A winged unicorn (cerapter, flying unicorn, or unisus) is a fictional ungulate, typically portrayed as a horse, with wings like Pegasus and the horn of a unicorn.[1] In some literature and media, it has been referred to as an alicorn, a word derived from the Italian word alicorno,[2] or as a pegacorn, a portmanteau of pegasus and unicorn.
Winged unicorns have been depicted in art. Ancient Achaemenid Assyrian seals depict winged unicorns and winged bulls as representing evil, but winged unicorns can also represent light.[3][4]
Irish poet W. B. Yeats wrote of imagining a winged beast that he associated with ecstatic destruction. The beast took the form of a winged unicorn in his 1907 play The Unicorn from the Stars and later that of the rough beast slouching towards Bethlehem in his poem "The Second Coming".[5]
Detail of the embroidered dress of an Apkallu, showing four-legged winged and horned animals. From Nimrud, Iraq. 883-859 BCE. Museum of the Ancient Orient, Istanbul
In Sailor Moon SuperS, a man named Helios, the Guardian Priest (the high priest and guardian) of Elysion who guard the Golden Crystal, took the form of a pegasus, which is depicted as in such form, having both a golden horn and wings, as he hid from the Dead Moon Circus after having been imprisoned by Queen Nehelenia.
The PBS Kids series Arthur features one of DW's toys, a blue fluffy unicorn from the fictional company "My Fluffy Unicorn" with white feathered wings and stars on her hips.
In 2021 film My Little Pony: A New Generation, Sunny Starscout was originally an earth pony until the end where she gained translucent wings and a horn. The 2021 soft reboot of the My Little Pony franchise, in which A New Generation is a part of, further explores the idea, as the evil pony Opaline has tangible wings and a horn. Additionally, Friendship Is Magic winged unicorns return in Make Your Mark.
In Sofia the First, the Mystic Isles episodes, one of isles have called the Isle of Unicorns where the winged unicorns were, and in episode 29 of the 4th season "Forever Royal, Part 2", Sofia use the amulet of Avalor to change her into a winged unicorn.
The first Luigi's Mansion game has two pegacorn statues on the big balcony.
Webkinz has two pets called the Celestial Unicorn, a winged unicorn that is colored purple and cyan, and a dark purple and mint green one the Quirky Carnival Unicorn.
The Skandar book series by A.F. Steadman feature winged unicorns that reside on an island between Britain and Ireland known simply as The Island. These unicorns hatch from eggs that appear in The Island's hatchery on the same day their designated riders are born and hatch when the riders turn thirteen. These unicorns upon hatching, bound with their riders and later participate in The Chaos Cup, an event where unicorns and their riders race whilst using elemental magic against each other. It is known that unicorns that hatch and do not have a rider to bound with, will become wild and ferocious. The series' protagonist Skandar Smith owns a unicorn called Scoundrel's Luck.
^Shepard, Odell (1930). The Lore of the Unicorn. London: Unwin and Allen. ISBN9781437508536.
^Brown, Robert (2004). The Unicorn: A Mythological Investigation. Kessinger Publishing. p. 18. ISBN9780766185302.
^Von Der Osten, Hans Henning (June 1931). "The Ancient Seals from the Near East in the Metropolitan Museum: Old and Middle Persian Seals". The Art Bulletin. 13 (2): 221–41. doi:10.2307/3050798. JSTOR 3050798.
^Ward, David (Spring 1982). "Yeats's Conflicts with His Audience, 1897–1917". ELH. 49 (1): 155–6. doi:10.2307/2872885. JSTOR 2872885.
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Not to be confused with flying horse or winged horse You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French July 2015 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the French article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 6 130 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr Licorne ailee see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated fr Licorne ailee to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Look up pegacorn unisus or unipeg in Wiktionary the free dictionary A winged unicorn cerapter flying unicorn or unisus is a fictional ungulate typically portrayed as a horse with wings like Pegasus and the horn of a unicorn 1 In some literature and media it has been referred to as an alicorn a word derived from the Italian word alicorno 2 or as a pegacorn a portmanteau of pegasus and unicorn Contents 1 Description 2 Other representations in media 3 See also 4 ReferencesDescription edit nbsp A winged unicorn on the Manege d AndreaWinged unicorns have been depicted in art Ancient Achaemenid Assyrian seals depict winged unicorns and winged bulls as representing evil but winged unicorns can also represent light 3 4 Irish poet W B Yeats wrote of imagining a winged beast that he associated with ecstatic destruction The beast took the form of a winged unicorn in his 1907 play The Unicorn from the Stars and later that of the rough beast slouching towards Bethlehem in his poem The Second Coming 5 nbsp Detail of the embroidered dress of an Apkallu showing four legged winged and horned animals From Nimrud Iraq 883 859 BCE Museum of the Ancient Orient IstanbulOther representations in media editThis article may contain irrelevant references to popular culture Please remove the content or add citations to reliable and independent sources October 2022 In Sailor Moon SuperS a man named Helios the Guardian Priest the high priest and guardian of Elysion who guard the Golden Crystal took the form of a pegasus which is depicted as in such form having both a golden horn and wings as he hid from the Dead Moon Circus after having been imprisoned by Queen Nehelenia The PBS Kids series Arthur features one of DW s toys a blue fluffy unicorn from the fictional company My Fluffy Unicorn with white feathered wings and stars on her hips In the 2010 incarnation of My Little Pony toyline and its Friendship Is Magic television series winged unicorns have made several appearances under the Alicorn name including Princess Celestia and her younger sister Luna who formerly ruled Canterlot then Princess Cadance the ruler of the Crystal Empire and her daughter Flurry Heart and her sister in law Twilight Sparkle who formerly lived in Ponyville and later lives in Canterlot as the ruler of Equestria as of the series finale In 2021 film My Little Pony A New Generation Sunny Starscout was originally an earth pony until the end where she gained translucent wings and a horn The 2021 soft reboot of the My Little Pony franchise in which A New Generation is a part of further explores the idea as the evil pony Opaline has tangible wings and a horn Additionally Friendship Is Magic winged unicorns return in Make Your Mark In Sofia the First the Mystic Isles episodes one of isles have called the Isle of Unicorns where the winged unicorns were and in episode 29 of the 4th season Forever Royal Part 2 Sofia use the amulet of Avalor to change her into a winged unicorn The first Luigi s Mansion game has two pegacorn statues on the big balcony Webkinz has two pets called the Celestial Unicorn a winged unicorn that is colored purple and cyan and a dark purple and mint green one the Quirky Carnival Unicorn The Skandar book series by A F Steadman feature winged unicorns that reside on an island between Britain and Ireland known simply as The Island These unicorns hatch from eggs that appear in The Island s hatchery on the same day their designated riders are born and hatch when the riders turn thirteen These unicorns upon hatching bound with their riders and later participate in The Chaos Cup an event where unicorns and their riders race whilst using elemental magic against each other It is known that unicorns that hatch and do not have a rider to bound with will become wild and ferocious The series protagonist Skandar Smith owns a unicorn called Scoundrel s Luck See also editList of fictional horsesReferences edit Citations cerapter 24 June 2020 Shepard Odell 1930 The Lore of the Unicorn London Unwin and Allen ISBN 9781437508536 Brown Robert 2004 The Unicorn A Mythological Investigation Kessinger Publishing p 18 ISBN 9780766185302 Von Der Osten Hans Henning June 1931 The Ancient Seals from the Near East in the Metropolitan Museum Old and Middle Persian Seals The Art Bulletin 13 2 221 41 doi 10 2307 3050798 JSTOR 3050798 Ward David Spring 1982 Yeats s Conflicts with His Audience 1897 1917 ELH 49 1 155 6 doi 10 2307 2872885 JSTOR 2872885 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Winged unicorn amp oldid 1217081631, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
