Ayumis Secret Tattoo

immel · #1 9th November 2006, 02:37 AM

I want to set a few things straight about this tattoo that she's showing off on the cover.

It's not a unicorn, it's a pegasus, or possibly even the Pegasus.

The problem is... a unicorn has a horn, while the Pegasus is a winged horse.

dictionary.com says

Pegasus
1. Classical Mythology. a winged horse, created from the blood of Medusa, that opened the spring of Hippocrene with a stroke of its hoof, and that carried Bellerophon in his attack on the Chimera.
2. Astronomy. the Winged Horse, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Aquarius.

unicorn
1. a mythical creature resembling a horse, with a single horn in the center of its forehead: often symbolic of chastity or purity.
2. a heraldic representation of this animal, in the form of a horse with a lion's tail and with a long, straight, and spirally twisted horn.

Which one is it? Is it a mix? Theories?

There's also the question, will this be some kind of theme that Ayu might stick to during the year? A tour inspired by Greek mythology perhaps?

***nmskalmn*** · #2 9th November 2006, 02:44 AM

Maybe it's a kirin.

immel · #3 9th November 2006, 02:50 AM

I must say I do actually not have a clue about what that word might be, and my trustworthy dictionary could not help me, haha. Neither did google.

***nmskalmn*** · #4 9th November 2006, 02:59 AM

http://www.youkaimura.org/kirin.htm

Never heard of Kirin Beer?

alt.total-loser · #5 9th November 2006, 03:06 AM

Kirin doesn't really have wings...

Being a princess of fantasy but never caring for species names of most fantasy animals, I just call it a Winged Unicorn. I'm pretty sure they don't have an official name, at least I've never seen one. It's neither Pegasus nor a Unicorn, though. =/

immel · #6 9th November 2006, 03:06 AM

I have heard of Kirin Beer, and that is also the results google gave me, but I didn't connect that to anything to do with this, as it was only a name to me.

Thank you for the link, it might very well be a kirin, but I wonder, the description isn't exactly accurate for what her tattoo is, but it doesn't exactly fit with unicorn or Pegasus either.

Kirin seems like a sensible conclusion, though, it being a Japanese(?) invention.

Winged unicorn is also a good conclusion.

truehappiness · #7 9th November 2006, 03:06 AM

Kirins have also been called Griffin I think..

I wonder if pegasuses can also have the horn..
I mean look what Sailor Moon made LOL

alt.total-loser · #8 9th November 2006, 03:09 AM

Heh. It might be listed here somewhere, but I'm not about to check all those.

immel · #9 9th November 2006, 03:11 AM

^A tad extensive

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Mythology is what the majority make them, originally I don't think Pegasuses had anything to do with horns, though.

truehappiness · #10 9th November 2006, 03:12 AM

Found it.

Allacorn is the supposed official name. :O

immel · #11 9th November 2006, 03:15 AM

http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...-8&sa=N&tab=wi

It seems so, so it's an allacorn, then?

Maybe Ayu didn't dig that deep and just told them, I want a horse with wings and a horn as my tattoo. Do it.

alt.total-loser · #12 9th November 2006, 03:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by immel

Mythology is what the majority make them, originally I don't think Pegasuses had anything to do with horns, though.

He didn't. =/

Allacorn... Very close to alicorn. xD

immel · #13 9th November 2006, 03:18 AM

According to google, they look very much the same...

http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...=Search+Images

Princess_Of_Roses · #14 9th November 2006, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by meerkitty

Kirin doesn't really have wings...

Being a princess of fantasy but never caring for species names of most fantasy animals, I just call it a Winged Unicorn. I'm pretty sure they don't have an official name, at least I've never seen one. It's neither Pegasus nor a Unicorn, though. =/

a Princess huh lol..

WEll we cant see it all..so why assume what it is yet lol?

immel · #15 9th November 2006, 03:22 AM

It's only the back half of it we can't see. What if that half would be a... a... a cow?

I think that we can see enough of it to be able to judge, I doubt we'll have any clearer pictures of it. Maybe in the booklet

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I want this booklet, very much.

alt.total-loser · #16 9th November 2006, 03:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Princess_Of_Roses

a Princess huh lol..

I can't help it if people give me retarded nicknames. >__> My older sister is queen so I have to be something else.

But. I'm gonna start drawing allacorns all over my school work now.