Eagle
The eagle denotes sovereign ascent and solar majesty, flying highest of birds, messenger of heaven and emblem of empire, renewing itself in fire and sun.
Our paraphrase of what the sources say it carries.
At a glance
- Type
- Image
- Group
- Animal World / Birds
- Borne by
- 6 figures (4 are this, 2 carry it)
- Traditions
- Mesopotamian mythology (2)Indian folklore (1)Native American folklore (1)Norse mythology (1)
- Borne with
- Lion (3 figures)
- Same group
- Bird
Figures that bear it
A model judged each figure against its own description, one term at a time. Is: the figure is a kind of this thing. Bears: it carries the thing or is marked by it. What a figure does is filed under motifs and powers. Open "why" for the sentence the judgement rests on.
- Anzû is Mesopotamian mythology
why
Originating from Mesopotamian myths, Anzû is a lion-headed eagle.
- Garuda is Indian folklore
why
In Hindu and Buddhist mythology of India and Southeast Asia, Garuda is the great divine eagle-man who serves as Vishnu's mount and the sworn enemy of serpents.
- Hraesvelg is Norse mythology
why
In Norse mythology, Hraesvelg is depicted as a giant eagle whose wings create the wind, embodying the elemental and the colossal.
- Jipijka'm is Native American folklore
why
Stemming from Mi'kmaq folklore, the Jipijka'm is described as a giant eagle, majestic and powerful.
- Griffin bears
why
Revered in various mythologies, this legendary creature boasts the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle.
- Lamassu bears Mesopotamian mythology
why
Found in ancient Assyrian and Babylonian mythology, Lamassu is depicted as a protective deity with a human head, the body of a bull or lion, and the wings of an eagle.