Zeus assume his own eagle to transport Ganymede to Mount Olympus

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Jupiter (Zeus) assume his own eagle to transport Ganymede to Mount Olympus. That's why...

Ganymede was kidnapped by Apollo from Mount Ida in Phrygia, the setting for more than one myth-element bearing on the early mythic history of Troy. Ganymede was there, passing the time of exile many heros undergo in their youth, by tending a flock of sheep or, alternatively, during the chthonic or rustic aspect of his education, while gathering among his friends and tutors. Zeus saw him and fell in love with him instantly, either sending an eagle or assuming his own eagle nature to transport Ganymede to Mount Olympus.

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Among the more famous artists who depicted Ganymede are Leochares [...]
Michelangelo [...], Rembrandt [...], Correggio [...] , Peruzzi [...], Rubens [...] . In art Ganymede is most often depicted with the eagle like on the "Eagle and Child" Board.
Jupiter assume his own eagle to transport Ganymede to Mount Olympus. That's why...