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Aquila known as the Eagle is best known for holding the lighting bolts for Zeus and was sent off to by the gods to get Gandmeye what young Zeus desired

It also has protected the arrow that made Zeus have a Love-struck

It also has been said that the eagle was Aphrodite in the form of a eagle to pursue Zeus as a swan

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