what does the eagle symbolize in different countries?
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The Romans used the eagle, too, not just the United States.  It is big, nests in high places, has keen vision, sharp talons, is swift in flight.  All wonderful things, powerful things.  But MAINLY it is a bird of prey, it kills its prey, striking suddenly and without warning, like a missile falling from the sky.  Did I say missile?  I meant lightning bolt.  Of course I did.
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Which came first, the birdie or the eagle? The birdie, and the eagle followed and continued the feathered theme.\n\nIn American slang of the 19th Century, the term "bird" was applied to anything particularly great. "Bird" was the "cool" of the 1800s in the U.S.\n\nSo on the golf course, a great shot - one that led to an under-par score - came to be known as a "bird," which was then transformed into "birdie." The term birdie was in worldwide use by the 1910s, and it's believed it debuted in the U.S. in 1899.\n\nAn "eagle" simply followed "birdie," being added to the lexicon in keeping with the avian image of birdie. And "albatross" later came along for the same reason.\n\nSource: USGA Museum
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EVERY  socieity which has had contact with eagles has deveioed a mythology and /or mysticism about them. In the ancient Aztec tradition, the chief god told the people to settle at a place where they find an eagle perched on a cactus eating a snake. This place is now Mexico City.\n\nThe eagle was sacred to Zeus, who often changed into the form of an eagle to help himself control thunder and lightning. The Sumerians woushiped an eagle god, and the Hittities used a double headed eagle as a symbleolic emblem so athey would never be surprised. \n\nThe eagle has also been associated woth Jupiter, and it was a stromg emblem for the Roman Empire. In Egyptian hieroglyphics, the eagle is a symbol for the vowl "A"; and also a symbol for the soul, the spirit, and the warmth of life. \n\nIn early Christian mysticism, the eagle was a symbol of resurrection.\n\nThe Thunderbird, to the Native Americans, is most often depicted in the for of an eagle. This was the great spirit who controlled lightning and rain,punishment and reward. To th Pueblo Indians the eagle was a bird of the sky with the ability to spiral upward unitil it passed through a hole in the sky to the home of the sun. It was associated with all the energies of the sun - physisical and spiritual. The Pueblo Indians honored six directions - North, South, East West, Zenith (above), and nadir (below). The eagle was the symbol of the zenith because of its ability to soar to great heights. From these heights it could survey all four directions. They became symbols of greater sight and perception.\n\nTo the Hopis, the golden and the bald eagles were the greatest of all the birds of the sky, but these are the only two eagles that live upon our continent. Some groups of Hopis also included the red - tailed hawk as an eagle, referring to it as the red Eagle.\n\nI hope this was of some help to you
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The bald eagle has been the national symbol of the USA since 1782,
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I'm not sure how to interpret your "hint", but Wikipedia says:\n\nThe Olympic movement uses many symbols, most of them representing Coubertin's ideas and ideals. The best known symbol is probably that of the Olympic Rings. These five intertwined rings represent the unity of five continents. They appear in five colors on a white field on the Olympic Flag. These colors, white (for the field), red, blue, green, yellow, and black were chosen such that each nation had at least one of these colors in its national flag. The flag was adopted in 1914, but the first Games at which it was flown were Antwerp, 1920. It is hoisted at each celebration of the Games.\n\nAre you positive your hinter is reliable? Maybe they meant how the colors (or which there are also five) do not represent the continents?
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In the Olympics, there are many ceremonies and special athletic events. One of the most noticeable symbols of the games is the five interlocking rings. The Olympic symbol, made in 1913, has rings of all different colors representing the continents of Europe, the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Africa.\nOne of the rings represents both North and South America.  It looks as though Antartica is the only continent not represented but only because there are really no inhabitants that live there except for researchers.\n\nContinents \n\nBY SIZE \n\n#1 Asia - (44,579,000 sq km) \n#2 Africa - (30,065,000 sq km) \n#3 North America - (24,256,000 sq km) \n#4 South America - (17,819,000 sq km) \n#5 Antarctica - (13,209,000 sq km) \n#6 Europe - (9,938,000 sq km) \n#7 Australia/Oceania - (7,687,000 sq km)
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The "All-Seeing Eye" as it appears on the dollar bill is actually a Christian symbol representing the omniscience of God.  It was a Templar symbol adopted into the Masonic tradition early in their history.  The Masons were a sort of secret society that played a large roll in the American Revolution.  George Washington and many of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were masons for example.\n\nWhen Christianity spread throughout the Roman world many Pagan symbols were assimilated into the Christian tradition.  Some more examples of this would be all the goddess symbols associated with Mary or any of the fertility symbols (think rabbits) associated with Easter. Some elements of Egyptian mythology was also assimilated, mostly into the Coptic Churches that were more or less sqelched when Islam moved into that region.
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ANZUS stands for Australia and New Zealand, not western Europe.\n\nSEATO stands for Southeast Asia Treay Organization, not European either.\n\nCENTO I have never heard of.\n\nI guess that leaves NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
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Long Bow (from which the 'giving the bird' symbolism of sticking 2 fingers up at an enemy is derived - give me 10 points and I'll expand on that in the comments bit for you), balister (a form of large Roman crossbow), short sword, broadsword, halberd and pike.\nLancashire won, and remains the centre of civilisation and Gods own country, Yorkshire being famous for its pudding. UK residents are reminded of this in the mnemonic for the colours of the rainbow; Richard (Red) Of(Orange) York(Yellow) Gave(Green) Battle(Blue) In(Indigo) Vain(Violet).
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An eagle -- something you can look to as a symbol of American freedom (and an animal that could sh*t on the heads of America's wussy liberals)
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the eye is the all seeing eye of God, Pyramid reflects the fascination with rosicrucianism at the time.Novus ordo seclorum means the "new world order." There are also symbols of Israel united with the 13 colonies \n\nthe cloud above the eagle represents the shekina cloud of glory over Israel. and the star inside the cloud is the star of david with 12 stars to represent the 12 tribes of Israel..Toward the end of the american revolution, Geroge Washington obtained financial help from Jews both in the united States and in europe to finsh the war.  They were critical in help the colonies win and establish the nation. They are given this recognition on the emblem. This country then owes its existence to the nation of Israel and today we still protect ISrael in return.  There is a historical bond between america and the jewish nation in the quest for freedom adn peace.
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It can also mean a flag.
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We could say the snake and eagle are our national animals, yet is not officially assured. Those animals come from an ancient Aztec legend, which said that, the place where the Aztec tribes discovered an eagle devouring a snake, standing on top of a cactus; that location would be the chosen one by the gods to raise the mighty city and empire. The Aztecs saw that signal, but in the middle of a swampy lake! So they developed sophisticated techniques the Spanish themselves got marveled to the point of comparing México City with Constantinople or Venice (the most powerful European cities in those times).\n\nAnother extra info: Mexico is the first place worldwide in variety of reptiles. No matter what the national animal may be, it should be a cold-blood one!
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THAT IS A WIDE TOPIC:-)\nCULTURE MEANS MANY THINGS..... I'VE GIVING SOME LINKS BELOW TO INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORY....THE LITERATURE...\nTHE ART ...THE LANGUAGE...FAMOUS ....PEOPLE AND MORE....\n\nBUT I THINK THE NAME OF A COUNTRY IS IMPORTANT....IT SHOWS THE CARACTER OF THE PEOPLE....\n\nSO HERE THE FOLK TAIL OF HOW ALBANIA GOT IT'S NAME..\nWHY IT IS CALLED THE LAND OF THE EAGLE..  Shqipëria :-)  \n\n\nA youth was hunting in the mountains. An eagle flying above him alighted on top of a crag. The eagle was especially large and had a snake in its beak. After a while, the eagle flew away from the crag where it had its nest. The youth then climbed to the top of the crag where he saw, in the nest, an eaglet playing with the dead snake. But the snake wasn't really dead! Suddenly it stirred, revealed its fangs and was ready to pierce the eaglet with its deadly venom. The youth quickly took out his bow and arrow and killed the snake. Then he took the eaglet and started for his home. Suddenly the youth heard above him the loud whir of the great eagle's wings.\n\n"Why do you kidnap my child?" cried the eagle.\n\n"The child is mine because I saved it from the snake which you didn't kill," answered the youth.\n\n"Give me back my child, and I will give you as a reward the sharpness of my eyes and the powerful strength of my wings. You will become invincible, and you will be called by my name!"\n\nThus the youth handed over the eaglet. After the eaglet grew, it would always fly above the head of the youth, now a grown man, who with his bow and arrows killed many wild beasts of the forest, and with his sword slew many enemies of the land. During all of these feats, the eagle faithfully watched over and guided him.\n\nAmazed by the valiant hunter's deeds, the people of the land elected him king and called him Shqipëtar, which is to say Son of the Eagle (shqipe or shqiponjë is Albanian for eagle) and his kingdom became known as "Shqipëria" or Land of the Eagles.
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The EU flag is the symbol not only of the European Union but also of Europe's unity and identity in a wider sense. The circle of gold stars represents solidarity and harmony between the peoples of Europe.\nThe number of stars has nothing to do with the number of Member States. There are twelve stars because the number twelve is traditionally the symbol of perfection, completeness and unity. The flag therefore remains unchanged regardless of EU enlargements.\nThe history of the flag goes back to 1955. At that time, the European Union existed only in the form of the European Coal and Steel Community, with just six Member States (France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg). But a separate body with a larger membership - the Council of Europe - had been set up several years earlier and was busy defending human rights and promoting European culture.\nThe Council of Europe was considering what symbol to adopt for its own use. After much discussion, the present design was adopted - a circle of twelve gold stars on a blue background. In various traditions, twelve is a symbolic number representing perfection. It is also, of course, the number of months in a year and the number of hours shown on a clock face. The circle is, among other things, a symbol of unity. So the European flag was born, representing the ideal of unity among the peoples of Europe.\nThe Council of Europe then encouraged other European institutions to adopt the same flag and, in 1983, the European Parliament took up the call. Finally, in 1985, the flag was adopted by all EU heads of State and government as the official emblem of the European Union - which, in those days, was called the European Communities.\nAll European institutions have been using it since the beginning of 1986. »The European flag is the only emblem of the European Commission - the EU's executive arm. Other EU institutions and bodies use an emblem of their own in addition to the European flag. \nActually, the EU has 25 members (Italy, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Great Britain, Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Germay, Ireland, Greece, Czech Republic, Poland, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Cyprus and Malta) and 5 candidate countries (Romania and Bulgaria, which will be effective members from January 2007, Macedonia, Croatia and Turkey).
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As far as I know this is the only passage that mentions the word eagle and a bear.\n\nDaniel 7:3  And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.  (4)  The first was like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man's heart was given to it.  (5)  And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.\n\nMost scholars wouldn't say these beasts represent the United States and Russia. However, it's possible that this prophecy could have a near and a far fulfillment.\n\nIn the near fulfillment the lion with wings of an eagle is supposed to represent Babylon and the Bear is supposed to represent the Medio/Persian empire.\n\nhttp://web.express56.com/~bromar/
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The Flag of England is the St George's Cross. The legend of Saint George slaying the dragon dates from the 12th century and Saint George became the patron saint of England in the 13th century. The red cross appeared in the crusades and is one of the earliest known emblems representing England. The flag is derived from that of the Knights Templar.\n\nThe flag consists of a red cross on a white field with the cross having a width of 1/5 of the height of the flag. The flag proportion is 5:3.\n\nWhen the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland were united in a personal union under James VI/I, the Cross of Saint George was combined with the Cross of St. Andrew (representing Scotland) to form the original Union Flag (or "Union Jack"). This flag later became the national flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain, and was combined with the flag of St. Patrick (representing Ireland) in 1801, producing the current Union Flag of the United Kingdom. The proportions of the Union Flag are 2:1.\n\nThe flag is incorporated in the flag of the province of Alberta.\n\n\n(Note the Union Jack, represents all of Great Britain and is an aggregate of flag from those nations: England, Scotland, etc.)