A Complete Guide to Heraldry by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

5. _Parthenopæus._

("[Greek: Hon mên akompastos--hiaptesthai Belê;]"--Lines 534-540.) "... Upon his clashing shield, Whose orb sustains the storm of war, he bears The foul disgrace of Thebes:--'A rav'nous Sphynx Fixed to the plates: the burnish'd monster round Pours a portentous gleam: beneath her lies A Theban mangled by her cruel fangs:'-- 'Gainst this let each brave arm direct the spear."