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In ancient times, it was believed unicorns horn was powerful enough to neutralize the effects of poison in food and drinks. Hence, many cups were made from these horns. However, there is no proof whether these cups were made from the horn of unicorns.
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You try reading fantasy books all your life - have a unicorn walk by your bus bench on a hot day, with everything you've ever wanted tied up in a neat bundle- and see if you wouldn't do almost anything to have it.
--Steven R. Boyett--
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Chinese believed a Chi-Lin had a very long life and lived up to 1000 years. They considered a unicorn as an embodiment of wisdom and knowledge. Chi-Lin had a beautiful voice and he was extremely gentle animal. However, a Chinese unicorn never resembled a European unicorn. Chi-Lin was a combination of a lion and a dragon, the single horn was short and it grew backwards.
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In Chinese mythology, a unicorn is known as a Ki-Lin or Chi-Lin. The ancient Chinese believed a unicorn to be represent great and good things and also as a harbinger of good fortune. According to one of the Chinese legends, Chi-Lin would appear at the time of birth of wise men and emperors. They also believed at the time of birth of a Chinese philosopher and thinker Confucius, a Chi-Lin appeared carrying a piece of imperial jade in its mouth. The prophecy of the baby was written on it. This happened as early as 2700 BC. Unicorn occupies a significant place in Chinese mythology.
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The earliest description of a unicorn is found in the works of Ctesias. He has described a unicorn as an animal with a horn on the forehead which is colored white, red and black. Aristotle had also mentioned unicorn in his works. He has mentioned two one-horned animals oryx, believed to be an antelope, and an Indian ass. A Roman natural historian Pliny supported his views. Aelian, a Roman author and a rhetoric teacher mentions in his writing about the one-horned horses belonging to India. These horses were sometimes called as "carcazonon" or "monoceros. "Carcazonon" in Arabic means "rhinoceros". A Roman geographer, Strabo, has mentioned about one-horned horses with stag-like heads were found in ancient India.
