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Hello Naha,
The protagonist, Wilfred, refers frequently to dolphin fireplace andirons throughout the novel, for example:
“…Morgan put a match to the sea-fire of driftwood on the big hearth I had made for her between my two dolphins…” (Chapter 12)
“…huge fire of drift that blazed between my beloved dolphins” (Chapter 24)
“…save my two dolphins still…in the fire place…” (Chapter 26)
Why does Fortune repeatedly bring the reader’s attention to this imagery of dolphins? Are they related to Isis in some significant way or are they hinting at the King of Cups card; or some other reason?
Respectfully,
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Hi Matt! I remember looking up the Dolphin symbol in antique furniture a few years back because its such a common motif. This is from Antiquetrader.com :
“The first motif that caught my eye was the stylized dolphin used on classic European furniture. Some scholars have argued that this is a representation of a mythical beast rather than a dolphin. It is likely that early representations of this motif by European artists were influenced by Asian imports. However, the diving dolphin motif was also very popular on French and Italian bookbinding in the 15th century. Slight variations can be seen with the progression of time, but it is still a steadfast and beautiful embellishment sought after by many collectors. Architectural historians consider the dolphins to symbolize swiftness, charity and love.”I don’t know about their connection to Isis but quite possible, and I get the a connection to the imagery of the Chariot key, like the 2 dolphins as the two creatures pulling the chariot forward, in the case of andirons, a chariot of fire perhaps? 😉
Also chariot connects to the idea of the Moon/Sea/Cancerian Cardinal water, etc.
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