According to a belief once popular, the unicorn by dipping its horn into a liquid could detect whether or not it contained poison. In the designs for gold and silver plate made for the Emperor Rudolph II. by Ottavio Strada is a cup on which a unicorn stands as if to assay the liquid. ~ Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. I adopted these two cuties from Equetrilaiden Plains. "A wise man never plays leap frog with a unicorn." ~Tibetan Proverb The unicorns were the most recognizable magic the fairies possessed, and they sent them to those worlds where belief in the magic was in danger of failing altogether. After all, there has to be some belief in magic--however small--for any world to survive. ~ Terry Brooks (The Black Unicorn) Unicorn: fabulous equine beast with a long horn jutting from the middle of its forehead. The unicorn is depicted as a beautiful animal, usually pure white in color. It has been used to represent virginity, but also has religious significance in connection with the Virgin Mary and Jesus. The hunting of the unicorn was a subject in tapestries of the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance. ~ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001. Adopted from Devilishy Delicious Dolls.