Aquila

Aquila is a Greek constellation.

Mythology

 * The Caucasian Eagle is the eagle that was set by Zeus to feed on the liver of the ever-regenerating PRometheus. Heracles slayed the eagle and Zeus placed it among the stars.
 * The Eagle of Zeus has three myths in which it was placed among the stars;
 * The Eagle of Zeus was sent by Zeus to capture Ganymede and bring him to heaven.
 * The Eagle of Zeus that appeared to the god as a sign of good omen during the war with the Titans.
 * Zeus sent the eagle to take Aphrodite's sandal to give to Hermes when he was trying to woo her but she declined his advances.
 * Meropes was a King of Cos. His wife was killed by Artemis for not worshipping her. He was grief-stricken and was going to commit suicide when Hera turned him into an eagle and placed him into the constellation.