The Pictorial Key to the Tarot

Cups
King
He holds a short sceptre in his left hand and a great cup in his right; his throne is set upon the sea;
on one side a ship is riding and on the other a dolphin is leaping. The implicit is that the Sign of
the Cup naturally refers to water, which appears in all the court cards. Divinatory Meanings: Fair
man, man of business, law, or divinity; responsible, disposed to oblige the Querent; also equity, art
and science, including those who profess science, law and art; creative intelligence. Reversed:
Dishonest, double-dealing man; roguery, exaction, injustice, vice, scandal, pillage, considerable
loss.