Indigenous North American / ancient Roman
Eagle
In many Indigenous North American traditions, the eagle is the sacred messenger carrying prayers to the spirit world, representing vision and courage; in Lakota tradition the eagle (Wanbli) represents the east, new beginnings, and illumination, and in Roman tradition the eagle (aquila) was the symbol of Jupiter and the legions.
Citation
Brown, Joseph Epes. "The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk's Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux." University of Oklahoma Press, 1953.
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