The eagle of Florida 2 is the literary synthesis of many Homeric eagles. The description of this raptor is not only a display of erudition and rhetorical technique, but reflects Middle Platonic thought on the animal’s λόγος. The use of Homer, in addition to stylistically ennobling the described subject, documents the relationship between the eagle and the divine that is emphasized by Plutarch and Aelius Aristides and also occurs more than once in Apuleius’ macro-text. The reference to Odyssey 6.42–46, which connects the ascent of the raptor to celestial heights with the Platonic motif of the Himmelfahrt, is particularly significant in this regard. The description of the downward flight of the eagle, based on several Homeric passages, also emphasizes the lightning speed and the infallibility that are also pertinent to divine intelligence, which is capable, as Maximus of Tyre observes, of catching its target anywhere and with the swiftness of a glance.

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鹰的智慧：（中）柏拉图式解读阿普列乌斯，佛罗里达 2

《佛罗里达之鹰2》是许多荷马史诗中鹰的文学综合体。对这只猛禽的描述不仅展示了博学多才和修辞技巧，而且反映了中柏拉图关于动物“λόγος”的思想。荷马的使用，除了在风格上使所描述的主题变得高贵之外，还记录了普鲁塔克和埃利乌斯·阿里斯蒂德所强调的鹰与神的关系，并且在阿普列乌斯的宏观文本中也不止一次出现过。在这方面，对《奥德赛》6.42-46 的引用尤其重要，它将猛禽上升到天上的过程与柏拉图的《Himmelfahrt》主题联系起来。对鹰向下飞行的描述基于几段荷马史诗，也强调了闪电般的速度和绝对正确，这也与神圣智慧有关，