Where things turn magically disturbing is on the Christian side of the myth. As told by the “virgin-capture legend,” only a virgin was believed able to capture a unicorn. (Oh, shit; we just got the name.) How was this done? By trying her to a tree, unclothed, hoping to lure in the gentle being. According to JSTOR Daily, “Here, either due to its arousal by the maiden or its purity matching hers, the unicorn could be subdued and then captured.” And to add to the already-existing hornt up undertones of that sentence, “In some myths, the unicorn sucks on the virgin’s breasts and falls asleep with what Roberts euphemistically terms “his horn in a very symbolic position.”
Furthermore, this fantastical beast is known as a symbol of Christ himself in brony form. In Christianity, the unicorn carries a meaning of cleanliness, its horn being used to purify poisoned water so that animals may safely drink. In essence, “a reference to the story of Christ’s sacrifice to cleanse the sins of mankind.” Also, some early unicorn art, like the renowned Hunt of the Unicorn tapestries created during the late middle ages, has suggested that there lie Jesus-y things.
In reference to the symbolism of trees apparent in much of the series: “reading the trees as evoking both the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil (in the Garden of Eden) and the more universal Tree of Life seen in mythology and folklore across a variety of cultures.” Jesus was also known to have been held captive and then resurrected, and quite frankly, this magical creature looks as if it may be about to experience that itself:
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