Queen of Spades

The Queen of Spades - meaning

Lady Shovel symbolizes an elderly, usually single woman, divorced or widowed, usually dark-haired. This card means the most common insidious actions, secret games and the desire to harm others. A queen of spades in combination with a money card can mean a fraudster or a thief - someone who wants to take something away from you.

Generally about the Lady Card

The Queen (or Queen) is a playing card that most often depicts a woman or queen, usually elegantly dressed and holding a flower. The queen is considered (next to the king and jack) up to the so-called figure, where it is the second most senior (after the king and ahead of the jack). The deck of playing cards contains four queens, one of each suit (queen of clubs, queen of diamonds, queen of hearts and queen of spades).

Equivalent to the queen in traditional Polish maps (and in German maps) indicator, usually depicted as a man (but sometimes appears as a woman).

Dam marking

The lady's markings are different, depending on the language version of the deck:

• in Polish, German and French variants - D (from dama and Dame)
• in English - Q (from queen) - the most frequently used designation
• in the Russian version - D (from lady, lady); similarly to D.
• in the Dutch version - V (from vrouw)

Who does the Queen represent?

in the Paris pattern, it is traditionally associated with such figures as:

• The Queen of Spades - Pallas, in Greek mythology she was called the goddess Athena.
• Queen Karo - Rachela, lover of Charles VII of Valois
• Queen of clubs - Argeja, wife of Polineikes and mother of Argos
• Queen of hearts - Judith, the heroine of the Book of Judith