Dublin Core
Title
fleur-de-lis
Identifier
113
Symbol Item Type Metadata
Symbol name
fleur-de-lis
Symbol Description
A flower that did not exist in nature, though based on the lily, but was popular in heraldry. It has long been a symbol of royalty, in France, Florence, and elsewhere. Its base is an inverted triangle representing water; above it is a cross, signifying 'conjunctionand spiritual achievement, with two additional and symmetrical leaves wrapped round the horizontal arm; the central arm is straight and reaches up heavenwards. During the Middle Ages regarded as a sign of illumination.
Sources
Cirlot p. 109