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This came up on a mailing list. French regular playing cards give names to the court cards. I think I can identify some, but not all, of them. The names usually are:
The attributions were:
clubs: K Alexander, Q Argine, J Lancelot
hearts: K Charles, Q Judith, J La Hire
spades: K David, Q Pallas, J Hogier
diamonds: K Caesar, Q Rachel, J Hector
Alexander, David, Caesar, Rachel, Lancelot, and Hector are easy enough to figure who they were.
Charles is likely Charlemagne.
Judith was a legendary heroine from Jewish folklore, who saved the Jews by seducing and killing an enemy leader. Pallas is presumably Pallas Athene. Hogier is likely Ogier le Danois, from Arthurian legend.
I haven't a clue who Argine or La Hire were.
I've long wondered about these names, and whether they figured in any way into traditional cartomancy.
Alexander is pretty good for King of Clubs, but I can't see Charlemagne as King of Cups. I'd make Pallas Queen of Clubs, give Judith the Queen of Swords slot, and move Rachel to Queen of Cups.
The attributions were:
clubs: K Alexander, Q Argine, J Lancelot
hearts: K Charles, Q Judith, J La Hire
spades: K David, Q Pallas, J Hogier
diamonds: K Caesar, Q Rachel, J Hector
Alexander, David, Caesar, Rachel, Lancelot, and Hector are easy enough to figure who they were.
Charles is likely Charlemagne.
Judith was a legendary heroine from Jewish folklore, who saved the Jews by seducing and killing an enemy leader. Pallas is presumably Pallas Athene. Hogier is likely Ogier le Danois, from Arthurian legend.
I haven't a clue who Argine or La Hire were.
I've long wondered about these names, and whether they figured in any way into traditional cartomancy.
Alexander is pretty good for King of Clubs, but I can't see Charlemagne as King of Cups. I'd make Pallas Queen of Clubs, give Judith the Queen of Swords slot, and move Rachel to Queen of Cups.