Any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight.
1The king of the gods; sign Jupiter, the bird of Jove.
2Boreas and the bird of Jove,- Iwillvanquish them both.
3O, make them not too hard, thou bird of Jove!
4We do not like to hear the crows, as Pindar says, caw at the bird of Jove.
5And so indeed it was eaten-thebird of Jove furnishing them with a dinner, as that of Juno had given them a breakfast!
6He looked so grand, and calm, and majestic, that one could almost fancy him the bird of Jove himself, descending direct from the sun.
7And, while monarchs and potentates become a prey to moths and worms, to have the honor of receiving visits from the royal bird of Jove.
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