"The falcons Bobby trained to land on his arm were, in a mythological sense, emblematic.  Falcons had been worshiped since earliest times as cosmic deities; the Egyptian god Horus is depicted as a falcon wearing a cobra-headed crown.  The falcon came to represent the fight against our fears as well as being a metaphor for clear vision."

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     -  Dick Russel, page 146, The Real RFK Jr. by Dick Russel