Star lore of all ages; a collection of myths, legends, and facts concerning the constellations of the Northern Hemisphere (1911)
Olcott, William Tyler, 1873-1936 · New York, London : G.P. Putnam's sons · leaf 86
nd carrier of his thunder, too,The bird whom golden Ganymede Too well for trusty agent knew. Gladstones translation. Some have imagined that Aquila was the eagle whichbrought nectar to Jupiter, while he lay concealed in thecave at Crete to avoid the fury of his father Saturn, andthis is in… … Photo by Anderson Ganymede Seized by the EaglePainting by Rubens. Gallery of the Prado, Madrid Aquila, the Eagle 47 the view that the Water Bearer and the Eagle were closelyassociated. Some of the ancient poets say that this is the eaglewhich furnished Jupiter with weapons in his war withthe…
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