1. Very old Mesopotamia and Indus Valley:

The unicorn's story begins in the very old cradle of civilization--Mesopotamia. Here, clay tablets and tube seals show unicorn-like creatures with single horns.

The Indus Valley seals, dating back to 2500 BCE, feature unicorn repeating ideas next to other animals.

Word meanings

1. Mesopotamia - the land between the (Tigris River) an Asian river and  (Euphrates River) a river in southwestern Asia

2. Indus - (Indus River) an Asian river that rises in Tibet and flows through northern India and then southwest through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Ara

 and a large faint constellation in the southern hemisphere containing most of the Small Magellanic Cloud

Word meanings

2. Mythical- based on or described in a myth especially as contrasted with history

3. Appearance and Qualities:

Picture a horse with a beautiful twist--a unicorn. Their coats are often white, but differences/different versions exist.

Their spiraled horn, newly appearing from their forehead, is both beautiful and mysterious.

Word meanings

1. coats-  (pelage) growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down