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ὄρνις ἐπλάγχθης according to one form of the legend, Zeus himself in the form of an eagle snatched away Ganymede. Lucian, i, 208; Nonnus, xv. 280:
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καὶ Διὸς οἰνοχόος πέλε βουκόλος, ὃν διὰ κάλλος
φειδομένοις ὀνύχεσσιν ἐκούφισεν ὑψιπετὴς Ζεύς.
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The Idylls of Theocritus. R. J. Cholmeley, M.A. London. George Bell & Sons. 1901.
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