Queen of Cups

Meaning: Compassion, kindness, warmth (Labyrinthos); a virtuous woman or model of virtue (The Ultimate Tarot)

Depiction: Huzzah! It's Mrs. Hosea Hussey of the Try-Pots! She has no first name! But that's okay - no one on the Pequod has more than one name either! She is standing, bearing a bowl of fine chowder in each hand. As described in the book, she is blonde and wears a yellow dress, as well as "a polished necklace of cod vertebrae."

Text: Chapter 15 - Chowder

Upon making known our desires for a supper and a bed, Mrs. Hussey, postponing further scolding for the present, ushered us into a little room, and seating us at a table spread with the relics of a recently concluded repast, turned round to us and said—“Clam or Cod?”

Comments: I have no idea whether Mrs. Hussey is virtuous or compassionate. But I am going with the idea of the Queen of Cups being queen of the water element (as cups are associated with water), and therefore being the queen of chowder as well.