Tuesday, April 10, 2012

How is the eagle related to gods?

The Eagle is the symbol of Zeus. Add to that the reference to thunderbolts, another symbol of Zeus, and this could perhaps become a poem about the nature of the gods. If this is the case, Zeus (or perhaps even the Christian God) seems a distant, remote observer, remaining close to the sun (or son). God interacts with creation in an image of smiting as he falls like a thunderbolt.

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