The figure of a FISH carved on many of the monuments in the Roman Catacombs, is an emblematic acrostic, intended formerly to point out the burial-place of a Christian, without revealing the fact to the pagan persecutors. The Greek word for fish is Ιχθῦς, which the Christians understood to mean Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Saviour,—the letters forming the initials of the following Greek words:—
| Ιησους | Jesus |
| Χριστος | Christ, |
| Θεου | of God, |
| Υιος | Son, |
| Σωτηρ | Saviour. |
NAPOLEON FAMILY.
The names of the male crowned heads of the extinct Napoleon dynasty form a remarkable acrostic:—
N apoleon, Emperor of the French.
I oseph, King of Spain.
H ieronymus, King of Westphalia.
I oachim, King of Naples.
L ouis, King of Holland.