Greek · No. 024

Eagle of Zeus

Real myth

Eagle of Zeus
It carries the thunderbolts the king of the sky won't hold.
Rarity
Rare
Category
Monster
ATK
2400
DEF
2000
Level
7
Type
Bird
Element
Thunder
Constellations
Wisp · Crown

The myth

The eagle was the bird of Zeus, his messenger and companion, perched beside the throne or on the god's scepter. Pindar describes the eagle asleep on Zeus's scepter, lulled by the music of the lyre. Ovid tells that, in love with the young Trojan Ganymede, Zeus wished to be only the bird able to carry his thunderbolts and, as an eagle, bore the youth to Olympus. In some versions the eagle appeared to Zeus as an omen before the war against the Titans; in others it had been King Periphas, transformed by Apollo and set beside the throne.

Why it has this power

A Rare level-7 card with 2400 ATK and 2000 DEF: the strongest Greek bird outside of fusions, worthy of carrying the king's thunderbolts. A Thunder Bird, it shares Zeus's own Wisp and Crown constellations. By the ancient rhyme, Arges plus Eagle of Zeus yields Zeus himself, Lord of Olympus.

Did you know

Ancient writers linked the constellation Aquila, the Eagle, to the bird of Zeus that carried off Ganymede.

Connections

Where to get it

  • Campaign drop: Aristeia, Champion of Olympus (Aegean of Heroes) — grade S: 31% · grade A: 31% · grade B: 31% · grade C: 31% · grade D: 18%
  • Campaign drop: Kaelmyr, Devourer of Pantheons (The Void Between Mythologies) — grade B: 17%
  • Daily Offering: 0.11% per pack (Rare 2.8% per card)
  • Traveler's Pack: 0.69% per pack · 4.2% in the themed pack (Rare 7% per card)
  • Bronze Reliquary: 0.78% per pack · 4.7% in the themed pack (Rare 8% per card)
  • Silver Reliquary: 1.3% per pack · 7.9% in the themed pack (Rare 15% per card)
  • Golden Reliquary: 2% per pack · 12% in the themed pack (Rare 25% per card)
  • Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 1.5% of days · 400 gems
  • Craft with card dust: 600 dust
  • Season Pass: Premium reward of tier 40
  • Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

  1. EAGLE OF ZEUS (Aetos Dios) - Giant Eagle of Greek Mythology — Aaron J. Atsma, Theoi Project
  2. ZEUS - Greek God of the Sky, King of the Gods (Roman Jupiter) — Aaron J. Atsma, Theoi Project