King of Cups

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Meaning: Wisdom, control, and emotional balance. (Labyrinthos)

Depiction: The old Manxman- "the oldest mariner of all" (Ch. 126), sitting in the stern of a whaling boat, holding a cup.

Text: Chapter 128- Ahab

Yet, this wild hint seemed inferentially negatived, by what a grey Manxman insinuated, an old sepulchral man, who, having never before sailed out of Nantucket, had never ere this laid eye upon wild Ahab. Nevertheless, the old sea-traditions, the immemorial credulities, popularly invested this old Manxman with preternatural powers of discernment. 

Comments: I have selected the Manxman for this card as the king of the sea, as he presumably is the most experienced sailor aboard the Pequod, and not for any personal attributes, as he is only mentioned a few times in Moby Dick.

Two suits down, two to go! On to Swords next time...