and Justice, all together in the deck, while other decks separate them.
Decks vary from placing Strength towards the back of the trump cards, with Justice at the top, adding far more meaning to that card than most decks do. Other decks have the three virtue cards together as a whole, while others have each virtue card separated by the same number of cards, and the opposites of each virtue immediately following every virtue card.
The physical depiction of the Strength card has also changed quite a bit over the centuries. Originally, the drawing showed a female warrior holding, or breaking a stone column in half with one hand while a demure lion sat at attention at her feet. Later decks showed the Strength card as more of a battle between the lion and the human figure, with the figure, sometimes male, sometimes female, beating the lion with a stick. Later versions simply showed a female figure astride a lion, taming it and controlling it.
And that is truly the root of the Strength card. The most common interpretation of the card is that it stands for control and victory over forces that wish to distract you, or make you impure.
There is a definite connection, again, to the temperance card. By staying away from material possessions and excessive wealth, you will be happier and on a much more pure spiritual plain.
It has long been believed that the depiction of the lion and the female figure on the Strength card represents a battle that is constantly being waged inside of us.
The lion represents what Freud would say is your Id, or your carnal desire center. The female on the card would be your Super Ego or the taught portion of the brain.