The Coat of Arms - The devices emblazoned upon the shield "per fess" (medial division across the horizontal plane), consisting of, upper section, three "Clam-Shells" emblazoned upon a background of "sable", and lower section, a Lion "passant" (a lion in the act of walking, the "dexter" (right) forepaw being raised, all three others on the ground), emblazoned upon a background of "ash-gray".Īccording to "Signs and Symbols", by Clare Gibson, "The "shell" is a universally positive feminine symbol of birth, life, resurrection, love, and good luck.In Christianity.the shell symbolizes resurrection and often baptism.In medieval times, a scallop-shell symbolized a pilgrimage." 4.1 Mythical caprines: 5 Associations 6 Known Users 7 Gallery Also Called Caprine Body/Form/Mimicry Caprinae Body/Form/Mimicry/Physiology Capabilities User with this ability either is or can mimic/transform into caprines (Goat-antelopes) including domestic and wild goats and sheep, musk ox, ibex, etc. When the goats' horns are a different color, it is said to be "armed" these are not.Īccording to "Signs and Symbols", by Clare Gibson, "Goats have a complex symbolism, both positive and negative.the goat can represent vitality and sacrifice".also "in the Bible.unbelievers are termed 'goats'." I suspect, due to the clam-shells also displayed, that this goat is in reference to Capricornus, the mythological "Goat-Fish" and the dual realm of earth and sea however, it could simply mean exactly as one might imagine from a "goat" - something uncompromising, selfish, lecherous, lustful, and unsympathetic. The Crest - This is the "Goat" passant (a goat in the act of walking, the "dexter" (right) forepaw being raised, all three others on the ground) positioned on top (at the crest) of the "Great Helm" (or helmet). Apart from their domestic uses, goats are the. Argus or Argus Panoptes, a hundred-eyed giant.
Arae, female daemons of curses, called forth from the underworld. Amphisbaena, a serpent with a head at each end. Aloadae, a group of giants who capture the god Ares. Russell Family "Armorial Bearings" From ScotlandĬonsist of several separate and distinct items: Goats may seem like innocent animals but they have been part of human myth and legends for a long time. Almops, a giant son of the god Poseidon and the half-nymph Helle.
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