In ancient Egypt and Babel the eagle was:
The symbol of the noon sun, which signified the Great Spirit.
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.
