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The [[Tarot of Marseilles]] added a shield with the crest of the Holy Roman Emperor beside the throne. | The [[Tarot of Marseilles]] added a shield with the crest of the Holy Roman Emperor beside the throne. | ||
In the [[Rider-Waite Tarot]], The Emperor sits on a ram-adorned throne, a symbol of Mars. Another ram head can be seen on his cloak. His long white beard bears the symbol of "wisdom". He holds an Ankh scepter in his right hand, and a globe, symbol of domination, in his left. The Emperor sits atop a stark, barren mountain, a sign of "sterility of regulation, and unyielding power." He symbolizes the top of the secular hierarchy, the ultimate male ego. The Emperor is the absolute ruler of the world. | In the [[Rider-Waite Tarot]], The Emperor sits on a ram-adorned throne, a symbol of [[Mars]]. Another ram head can be seen on his cloak. His long white beard bears the symbol of "wisdom". He holds an Ankh scepter in his right hand, and a globe, symbol of domination, in his left. The Emperor sits atop a stark, barren mountain, a sign of "sterility of regulation, and unyielding power." He symbolizes the top of the secular hierarchy, the ultimate male ego. The Emperor is the absolute ruler of the world. | ||
The [[Vlad Dracula Tarot]] abandons the European imagery completely and depicts this card as Sultan Mehmed II, the Ottoman emperor who exerted tremendous influence over [[Vlad the Impaler]] and all of eastern Europe during his rule. | The [[Vlad Dracula Tarot]] abandons the European imagery completely and depicts this card as Sultan Mehmed II, the Ottoman emperor who exerted tremendous influence over [[Vlad the Impaler]] and all of eastern Europe during his rule. | ||