The Unicorn is a Symbol of What?!

[Plunder Down-Under]

The unicorn, like many things, was a pagan thingo that was adopted to christianity during the "Late Antiquity"

The pagan myth that the unicorn could only be tamed by a virgin maiden of virtue was converted symbolically to stand for Jesus' relationship with the Virgin Mary.

Or at least thats my understanding of it, Im not a scholar.

[Pirate Bear]

So many young teenage girls were devoutly religious and didn't even know it.

[AcrophobicPixie]

I remember hearing about it before.. But I don't remember the explanation. And the only story about the bunny that I know isn't xtian, but there is an egg dying story that is, so I guess it counts? *wanders off*

[sableagle]

I think they got the wrong kind of ~rection.

[Falconess]

I think Poe did a good job in explaining the rabbit....

http://www.errantstory.com/sketches/playwell1a.gif

http://www.errantstory.com/sketches/playwell1b.gif

As for the Unicorn...I'm pretty sure I can find a connection, involving purity, and magic, but really, it just makes my hair hurt.

[DrT]

Got a Unicorn friend on another forum, let me ask him...

regarding the easter bunny, it's really pretty simple: mutant bunny from mars ressurected him with their life rays and opened the tumb with grenades.

Incidentally, their grenades are egg shaped. thus, to celebrate their help in the saving of the world and god's creation, we honor them every year with chocolate eggs.

Well, at least it's more believable than Jesus as a vampire hunter.

[asianmommy]

Well, if Jesus himself doesn't know...

[Twibbit]

...... What???!

[BeautifulTragedy]

i just tought they were pretty creatures...i couldn't even begin to comprehend how they are connected to jesus in any way shape or form...

[Mike Taylor]

That's the first time I've ever heard THAT.