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Mottoes: Timeant danaides / Timeant danaeios | Mottoes: Timeant danaides / Timeant danaeios | ||
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In Greek Mythology, daughter of King Acrisius. Her Son tried to kill the King, so He looked Her up in a brass Tower where She was released by Zeus. The | In Greek Mythology, daughter of King Acrisius. Her Son tried to kill the King, so He looked Her up in a brass Tower where She was released by Zeus. The Badge was approved on 2 November 1919. The first Latin Motto meaning "Let them fear the sons of Danaus was in 1967 changed to the one with the meaning "Let them fear those belonging to Danae". | ||
[[Literature]]:Image from Pinterest. Information from Admirality Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford. | |||
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[[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | [[Category:Military heraldry of the United Kingdom]] | ||
[[Category:Navy heraldry]] | [[Category:Navy heraldry]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1919]] | [[Category:Granted 1919]] | ||
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| English | Black; a castle gold. Mottoes: Timeant danaides / Timeant danaeios |
Origin/meaning
In Greek Mythology, daughter of King Acrisius. Her Son tried to kill the King, so He looked Her up in a brass Tower where She was released by Zeus. The Badge was approved on 2 November 1919. The first Latin Motto meaning "Let them fear the sons of Danaus was in 1967 changed to the one with the meaning "Let them fear those belonging to Danae".
Literature:Image from Pinterest. Information from Admirality Badges Encylopaedia by T.P. Stopford.
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