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==Alternate names== | ==Alternate names== | ||
Other variant names for this card are the Virgin Mary, Isis, the metaphorical Bride of Christ or Holy Mother Church. In Swiss Troccas decks, she is called Junon ("Juno"), the Roman Queen of the Gods. The "Flemish Deck" by Vandenborre (c. 1750-1760) refers to this card as ''Le Espagnol Capitano Eracasse'' ("The Spanish Captain Fracasse"), after a version of ''Il Capitano'', a character from ''Commedia dell'Arte''. | Other variant names for this card are the Virgin Mary, [[Isis]], the metaphorical Bride of Christ or Holy Mother Church. In Swiss Troccas decks, she is called Junon ("Juno"), the Roman Queen of the Gods. The "Flemish Deck" by Vandenborre (c. 1750-1760) refers to this card as ''Le Espagnol Capitano Eracasse'' ("The Spanish Captain Fracasse"), after a version of ''Il Capitano'', a character from ''Commedia dell'Arte''. | ||
In the [[Hieronymus Bosch Tarot]] by [[Travis McHenry]], this card is called The Mistress of Terror, and uses an image from [[Hieronymus Bosch]]'s [[In the Garden of Earthly Delights]] as the embodiment of the meanings behind the High Priestess. | In the [[Hieronymus Bosch Tarot]] by [[Travis McHenry]], this card is called The Mistress of Terror, and uses an image from [[Hieronymus Bosch]]'s [[In the Garden of Earthly Delights]] as the embodiment of the meanings behind the High Priestess. | ||