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Originally Posted by Pervinca Took
There is Aethon, sometimes written as Ethon in English. It's the name of the eagle who tormented Prometheus (by eating his liver every night, I believe. Not sure if Chianti was readily available then).
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The eagle has a
name?! ... wait, it's Greek mythology, everything has a name. (Not Ethon.)
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Originally Posted by Nerwen
Of course, who could forget Lorien's betrayal at the hands... claws? ...wing-claws? of Archaeopteryx?
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Silly Nerwen;
Archaeopteryx means 'ancient wing', not 'dawn bird'.
hS