| Generally drawn naiant embowed, and therefore unnecessary to name it. But if borne hauriant or torqued, or in any other position, it must be mentioned. The Dolphin, in Heraldry, seems originally to have conveyed an idea of Sovereignty. The first of the Troubadours was called the Dauphin, or Knight of the Dolphin, from bearing that figure on his shield. The Dolphin appears to have been employed on early Greek coins as an emblem of the sea. Vespasian had medals struck with a dolphin entwining an anchor, in token of the naval superiority of Borne. Dolphin in Archaeology the emblen of swiftness, diligence, and love. |