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The HERKLOTS Coat of Arms consists of a "crest" of Hercules (a hero of classical myth who possessed exceptional
strength) slaying the hydra.
In Greek mythology, the "hydra" was a water monster having nine heads, each
of which, if severed, grew back as two.
The motto "FERIO TEGO appears in the "scroll" below the shield.
FERIO TEGO
(Latin)
"ferio": SLAY
"tego": to cover - especially to bury, cover with
earth
Literal translation: SLAY [and] BURY
Interpretive translation (ARJH): I STRIKE [the hydra] [and] I DISPOSE
OF [the evils].
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