Doves are seen as messengers of peace, love, joy and gentleness, prophecy; awaken to promise of future with clarity, dove teaches us how to walk between the physical and the spiritual worlds, aiding us in tapping into our creative energies and stirring the emotions.
"In ancient Greek myth it was a bird of Athena which represented the renewal of life. In the Bible it was a dove released from the
The Dove signifies peace, gentleness and purity. In armory, the dove signifies loving constancy and peace. In heraldry the dove has one interesting peculiarity: it is always depicted with a slight tuft on its head, possibly to distinguish it from a wood-pigeon, which is very much like it. Many examples exist of a dove with an olive branch in its beak and an ordinary heraldic dove is represented with its wings close holding sprig. It can also be found, though, Volant and with its wings outstretched. The dove is frequently found in the arms granted to Bishops, and it was a symbol used by St. Edward the Confessor, an ancient high king of
