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Awinged unicorn orflying unicorn is a mythicalungulate, typically portrayed as ahorse, with feathered wings like apegasus and the horn of aunicorn.[1] It is further featured in modern popular culture and fiction.
In some literature and media, the winged unicorn has been referred to as analicorn, a word derived from the Italian wordalicorno,[2] or as apegacorn, aportmanteau of pegasus and unicorn.
As a combination of the unicorn and Pegasus, who are characterized as symbols of purity, poetry, reverie, and magic, winged unicorns naturally carry both portfolios of symbolism, and are depicted indrawings and cited inchanneling-type visions.
Winged unicorns have been depicted in art. AncientAchaemenid Assyrian seals depict winged unicorns and winged bulls as representing evil, but winged unicorns can also represent light.[3][4]
Irish poetW. 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 playThe Unicorn from the Stars and later that of the rough beast slouching towardsBethlehem in his poem "The Second Coming".[5]
InSailor Moon SuperS,Helios, the Guardian Priest of Elysion and guardian of the Golden Crystal, takes the form of a pegasus with a golden horn and wings and hides from theDead Moon Circus andQueen Nehelenia inChibiusa's dreams, forming a bond with her. In the original manga, he is instead cursed and transformed into a pegasus.
ThePBS Kids seriesArthur features one of DW's toys, a blue fluffy unicorn from the fictional company My Fluffy Unicorn who has white feathered wings and stars on her hips.
In the 2021 filmMy Little Pony: A New Generation, Sunny Starscout is originally an earth pony until the end, where she gains translucent wings and a horn. The 2021 soft reboot of theMy Little Pony franchise, whichA 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 inMake Your Mark.
InSofia the First, winged unicorns reside on the Isle of Unicorns, one of the isles in the Mystic Isles, and in episode 29 of the fourth season "Forever Royal, Part 2", Sofia uses the Amulet of Avalor to transform into a winged unicorn.
Luigi's Mansion (2001) has two pegacorn statues on the big balcony.
Webkinz has two winged unicorns as pets: the Celestial Unicorn, which is purple and cyan, and the Quirky Carnival Unicorn, which is dark purple and mint green.
TheSkandar book series byA. 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 destined riders are born, hatching when the riders turn thirteen. In order to find which of the Hatchery's eggs contains their destined unicorn, riders must place their right hand onto an egg. If the rider finds the correct egg, the unicorn inside will start to hatch from it and their horn will pierce their rider's palm, leaving a wound on it called a Hatchery wound. This procedure causes the unicorn to transfer some of its magic into their rider, allowing them to use magic connected to the elements of Fire, Earth, Air, Water and Spirit. Afterwards, the unicorn and their rider train at a school on The Island called The Eyrie for five years, where they are taught how to perform elemental magic, with their assigned element being their strongest. Eyrie students in their fourth and fifth year, along with older riders, participate in the Chaos Cup, an event where twenty-five unicorns and their riders race while using elemental magic against their opponents. The winning rider earns the title of Commodore of Chaos, which involves them taking charge of The Island, holding onto the title for a year unless they continue to win future Chaos Cups. A bonded unicorn's life is connected to their rider, meaning that if the rider were to die, the unicorn would die as well; however, if the unicorn were to die first, their rider would survive. Unicorns that hatch and do not have a rider to bound with will become wild and ferocious. Wild unicorns are also immortal, but can be killed by those allied to the Spirit element, and have a decayed appearance. The series' protagonist, Skandar Smith, owns a unicorn called Scoundrel's Luck.
The 2020 Disney and Pixar filmOnward features winged unicorns who have beastly behavior.
In episode 31 of the 2019 animeStar Twinkle PreCure, after the twelve Princess Star Color Pens are gathered and the twelve Star Princesses are revived, Fuwa, originally a baby fairy created by the Star Princesses, evolves into a winged unicorn with white fur, light pink wings, and a rainbow mane and tail.
In theKeeper of the Lost Cities series byShannon Messenger alicorns are a rare, winged, horned horse species, considered the rarest creatures in the elvin world. The series features four known alicorns: Silveny and Greyfell, who were initially the last of their kind, and their twins, Luna and Wynn.
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