Description of
Personal Arms
belonging to
Daniel E. Meyers
The blazon that would best describe my personal armorial
bearings are:
Arms: Argent, on the capital letter "A"
an antique lamp, and a tomahawk inverted the handle
crossing the letter's transverse, all Sable, a bordure
Arrowhead Gules.
Crest: a headdress composed of seven
eagle feathers Argent.
Supporters: on a Compartment Vert two
wolves rampant Argent collared Sable.
Motto: Labor Omnia Vincit
Now, one may ask what's behind all the elements in the
full achivement. Here, in a nutshell, are the meanings
behind the elements:
The Letter "A" = First Letter of Aptonalton, the society
to which I am entitled to bear these arms; An Antique
Lamp = The Lamp of Knowledge; The Inverted Tomahawk =
Weapon of defense against injustice, inverted to mean it
is at rest unless needed; Arrowhead = Remembrance of the
Aptonalton's Indian tradition; Headdress of Seven Eagle
Feathers = Each feather represents a founding father of
the Aptonalton Literary Society; Compartment Vert =
indicative of the grassy pastures on which the Seneca
Indians used to walk in Northern Ohio; Supporters =
stylized representation of the family to which one was
adopted; Motto = the meaning translates to "Hard Work
Conquers All."