Other names have been used throughout history for the Alicorn, such as Winged Unicorn, Cerapter ( Keras meaning horn and Pteros meaning wings ), Unisis, Pegacorn, Hornisis, Unipeg and Hornipeg.Īsian culture makes no distinction between Alicorn and Unicorn – and the Pegasus flying horse makes no appearance at all here – meaning that all Pegasus or Unicorn creatures would be in fact, the Alicorn. The Alicorn term appears to have mostly been coined by the show My Little Pony (see below) although that show didn’t come up with the winged unicorn myth itself. In more recent times they’ve often featured (the Alicorns that is, not so much the winged bulls!) on childrens fairground rides.
The Alicorns allegedly representing the forces of good with the winged bulls representing the forces of evil.
Winged unicorns themselves have been shown in literature for many thousands of years, the ancient Assyrian seals depicting them alongside winged bulls. The Alicorn is a combination of a Unicorn and a winged horse or Pegasus, although the name seems somewhat tenuous from the literature I’ve found as the word ‘alicorn’ itself refers to the horn of a unicorn. But they might not be able to tell you what an Alicorn is… Well, good thing I’m here to explain it for them!Īn Alicorn is a cross between a Pegasus and a Unicorn. If you ask what is the Pegasus, they could tell you that too. If you ask most people what is a Unicorn they could tell you.
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