ἀετός, Ep. , Lyr., Ion. , and early Att.
αἰετός(v. fin.),οῦ,ὁ,
A. eagle, as a bird of omen, αἰ. τελειότατον πετεηνῶν
Il. 8.247
, cf. 12.201 , Od. 2.146 (cf. 11 ): favourite of Zeus, ὅστε σοὶ αὐτῷ φίλτατος οἰωνῶν
Il. 24.310
, cf. Pi. P. 1.6 ; Διὸς . . πτηνὸς κύων, δαφοινὸς αἰ.
A. Pr. 1022
, cf. Ag. 136 ; ὁ σκηπτροβάμων αἰ., κύων Διός
S. Fr. 885
:—prov., αἰετὸς ἐν ποτανοῖς
Pi. N. 3.80
;αἰετὸς ἐν νεφέλαισι,of a thing quite out of reach, Ar. Av. 987 ;ἀετὸν κάνθαρος μαιεύσομαι(v.μαιεύομαι):—the diff. kinds are distinguished by specific names, Arist. HA 618b18 sqq.
2. eagle as a standard, of the Persians, X. Cyr. 7.1.4 ; of the Romans, Plu. Mar. 23 , etc.