Native American interpertation of the Eagle.

In Types Of Genesis, A Jukes suggests

 

The eagle's lofty flight and keen vision represent but another form of the same divine spirit. According to Swedenborg;

Flying eagle signifies the divine truth of the word as to knowledge and thence understanding. To the Egyptians;

The eagle was the messenger to the gods and the sun, a symbol of eternal life. To the Romans;

The eagle was the carrier of Jupiter's thunderbolts and a sign of power, which was adopted as a symbol of the Roman emperors, and was carried before the Empire's legions. To the Greeks;

The eagle was the messenger to the Greek God Zeus, and Zeus took the form of an eagle when he carried his young lover Ganymede to Mt. Olympus.

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