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| | | Green; a Peacock statant gold. </br> | ||
Motto: Occuli omnium. | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
In Greek Mythology Argus Panoptes of Argos was a Creature of 100 Eyes slain by Mercury. Its Eyes was then placed in a Peacock's Feather by Juno for Decoration. The Latin Motto transaltes as "The Eyes of All". The Badge was approved on 2 December 1919. | |||
[[Literature]]: Image from Pinterest | [[Literature]]: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stoppford. | ||
[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1919]] | |||
Revision as of 11:47, 10 April 2023
HMS ARGUS, ROYAL NAVY
| English | Green; a Peacock statant gold. Motto: Occuli omnium. |
Origin/meaning
In Greek Mythology Argus Panoptes of Argos was a Creature of 100 Eyes slain by Mercury. Its Eyes was then placed in a Peacock's Feather by Juno for Decoration. The Latin Motto transaltes as "The Eyes of All". The Badge was approved on 2 December 1919.
Literature: Image from Pinterest. Information from Admirality Ship Badges by T.P. Stoppford.