This series of cards represents the right of the strong over the weak, your career, and the wars you will wage throughout your entire life! There are 9 cards to discover here: The 5 of Clubs, 2 of Spades, 6 of Clubs, 6 of Spades, 10 of Clubs, 8 of Spades, Jack of Diamonds, 9 of Spades, and Queen of Diamonds.
The 5 of Clubs:
Effect: Mainly negative
Description: Paris flees with Helen (wife of Menelaus).
Flower: Lime blossom (regret & remorse)
Constellation: Psalterium Georgii (George's Harp)
Numerical Value: 06
The 2 of Spades:
Effect: Mainly negative
Description: The Greeks consult Calchas to learn the outcome of their expedition.
Flower: Redcurrant (difficulty, confusion)
Main Star: Castor
Numerical Value: 09
The 6 of Clubs:
Effect: Variable
Description: Paris and Menelaus face each other before they duel.
Flower: Geranium (ruse)
Main Star: Arcturus
Numerical Value: 28
The 6 of Spades:
Effect: Negative
Description: The Trojan Horse enters the city through its gates.
Flower: Poppy (sleep)
Constellation: Serpens, the Serpent
Numerical Value: 11
The 10 of Clubs:
Effect: Mainly positive
Description: Ulysses and Diomedes cross the Trojan camp.
Flower: Tobacco (courage)
Constellation: Monoceros, the Unicorn
Numerical Value: 08
The 8 of Spades:
Effect: Negative
Description: The victorious Achilles drags Hector's corpse.
Flower: Wild Orchid (tears & melancholy, nostalgia)
Main Star: Algol
Numerical Value: 19
The Jack of Diamonds:
Effect: Positive
Description: Ulysses fails to recognise Achilles disguised as a girl, in the Palace of Lycomedes.
Flower: Balsam (impatience)
Constellation: Malus, the Ship's Mast
Numerical Value: 06
The 9 of Spades:
Effect: Variable (dependent on neighbouring cards)
Description: Helen is surrounded by her court, awaiting the outcome of a conflict.
Flower: Cornflower (worry, torment)
Main Star : Alpha Arietis
Numerical Value: 03
The Queen of Diamonds:
Effect: Mainly negative
Description: Furious at not having been invited to the wedding of Peleus and Thetis, Eris throws an apple with the words, “for the most beautiful”.
Flower: Daffodil (passion)
Constellation: Draco
Numerical Value: 08