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The past holds stories of people — and animals. The wolf holds a special position in world chronicles , appearing in the Babylonian epic of Gilgamesh. In Norse mythology, the wolf is represented as the warrior Fenrir who causes havoc. The depiction of she-wolves is quite different though — the Turkish legend of Arsena sees one nursing an injured child while Romulus and Remus , the founders of Rome, were raised in legend by a tough but tender wolf-mom
The eagle , admired for its powerful, soaring flight, was considered both a form and messenger of Zeus, king of gods, in Greek lore . The Romans placed the ‘aquila’ on the Roman Legions’ standard , carried to battle by ‘aquilifers’ — the Silchester Eagle , a prized bronze sculpture of this bird, was found near Reading in Calleva Atrebatum, a town in the Roman road system . With its imperial ambitions, America’s adopted it, often remarking, ‘The eagle has landed’In India, the tiger represents incredible courage — it is the carrier of divinities while in Korea , tigers bring good luck . Western culture has seen tigers as terrifying — think Sher Khan in ‘The Jungle Book’ — or playthings like Tigger in ‘Winnie the Pooh’ . While First Nations consider the Amur tiger of Siberia as divine , these were later seen as vengeful beings, despite the poaching that’s made them endangered Research: National Geographic, BBC, Smithsonian Magazine