An unnamed creature of this kind in Norse mythology has a (*) hawk sitting in between its eyes and resides at the top of Yggdrasil.
This creature broke an oath of friendship with a snake before becoming a companion to Etana. The thief of the Tablets of Destiny, Anzu, had the body of this animal. Before Zeus could kill Periphas with a thunderbolt, Periphas was changed into one of these animals by Apollo. An unnamed creature of this kind in Norse mythology has a (*) hawk sitting in between its eyes and resides at the top of Yggdrasil. A deity resembling this animal was the son of Kashyap and released his mother Vinata from Patala. Garuda resembles one of these animals, as did Zeus when he took this form to abduct Ganymede. The Aztecs founded Tenochtitlan after seeing one eating a snake perched atop a cactus. For 10 points, a griffin is half-lion half-what large predatory bird?
This creature broke an oath of friendship with a snake before becoming a companion to Etana.
eagles [prompt on bird before it is mentioned at the end]