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Aetites. Eagle stone amulet, seventeenth century, from the Bavarian and Austrian amulet collection of W. L. Hildburgh, originally gifted to the Wellcome Museum. In the magical tradition of Europe and the Near East (see: Magic in the Greco-Roman world), the aetites (singular in Latin) or aetite (anglicized) is a stone used to promote childbirth.
Eaglestone may refer to: Eaglestones or Aetites (Latin) are hollow geode stones, once with a reputation for protection in child birth and other properties. a nickname for the large seeds of the tropical nickernut climbing vine. Clach an Tiompain, Pictish standing stone called the Eagle Stone.
Eagle is the common name for the golden eagle, bald eagle, and other birds of prey in the family of the Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. True eagles comprise the genus Aquila. Most of the 68 species of eagles are from Eurasia and Africa. [1]
The now-vacant Stone Eagle Tavern, seen here Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at 6445 E. State St. in Rockford, would be demolished as part of a plan to open a Raising Cane's chicken finger restaurant on ...
Haast's eagle (Hieraaetus moorei) is an extinct species of eagle that lived in the South Island of New Zealand, commonly accepted to be the pouākai of Māori mythology. [2] It is the largest eagle known to have existed, with an estimated weight of 10–18 kilograms (22–40 pounds), compared to the next-largest and extant harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja), at up to 9 kg (20 lb). [3]
A remarkable photograph of an American bald eagle perched atop of a veteran's gravestone went viral on Memorial Day, and reminded the nation the true reason for the national holiday.Sunday evening ...
57°35′29″N 4°32′8″W / 57.59139°N 4.53556°W / 57.59139; -4.53556. Classification. Class I incised stone. Culture. Picto-Scottish. Clach an Tiompain (in English, the "Sounding Stone") or The Eagle Stone is a small Class I Pictish stone [1] located on a hill on the northern outskirts of Strathpeffer in Easter Ross, Scotland.
Rock Eagle Effigy Mound is an archaeological site in Putnam County, Georgia, U.S. estimated to have been constructed c. 1000 BC to AD 1000 (1,000 to 3,000 years ago). The earthwork was built up of thousands of pieces of quartzite laid in the mounded shape of a large bird (102 ft long from head to tail, and 120 ft wide from wing tip to wing tip).