Unicorns have long had a special place in mythological thinking. The unicorn was always depicted or described as a horse-like ...

moving to dragons of creation in Mesopotamian mythology, then the Labyrinth-bound Minotaur of Classical mythology. These examples show in different ways how creatures are embedded into the depths ...

It’s the first such find in the region, they noted, though others with a similar countenance have turned up at Mesopotamian sites and are typical of others related to the Neolithic Ubaid ...