{"id":165,"date":"2015-02-26T00:48:03","date_gmt":"2015-02-25T19:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/?p=165"},"modified":"2025-05-22T16:41:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T20:41:56","slug":"the-unicorn-was-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/the-unicorn-was-there\/","title":{"rendered":"The Unicorn was There"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Representing the ancient myths about the celestial sphere, this image shows the lion and the unicorn as the opposing natural forces of the heavens\u2013the sun and the moon.  The sun&#8217;s fiery flares manifested into the lion&#8217;s fierce persona and wild orange mane.  The unicorn was associated with the night.  Observers of the night sky drew the form of the monoceros into the stars, and the curved spike of a crescent moon manifested into the unicorn&#8217;s horn.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/SunAndMoon_olio00000003484md.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"859\" src=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/SunAndMoon_olio00000003484md.jpg\" alt=\"The Unicorn was There View The Unicorn was There in the Brown Digital Repository Elizabeth Pool Dublin, N.H.: W.L. Bauhan, 1981 Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays, John Hay Library \" class=\"wp-image-166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/SunAndMoon_olio00000003484md.jpg 600w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/SunAndMoon_olio00000003484md-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/SunAndMoon_olio00000003484md-100x143.jpg 100w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/SunAndMoon_olio00000003484md-150x215.jpg 150w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/SunAndMoon_olio00000003484md-200x286.jpg 200w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/SunAndMoon_olio00000003484md-300x430.jpg 300w, https:\/\/library.brown.edu\/create\/unicornfound\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2015\/02\/SunAndMoon_olio00000003484md-450x644.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Unicorn was There<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/repository.library.brown.edu\/studio\/item\/bdr:403384\/\">View The Unicorn was There in the Brown Digital Repository<\/a><br>Elizabeth Pool<br>Dublin, N.H.: W.L. Bauhan, 1981<br>Harris Collection of American Poetry and Plays, John Hay Library<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Representing the ancient myths about the celestial sphere, this image shows the lion and the unicorn as the opposing natural forces of the heavens\u2013the sun and the moon. The sun&#8217;s fiery flares manifested into the lion&#8217;s fierce persona and wild orange mane. The unicorn was associated with the night. 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