Aquila The Eagle Altair - "flying one", 11th brightest star in the sky Alshain - "falcon" Tarazed - "plundering falcon" Altair, along with Deneb and Vega form the well-known Summer Triangle. Depictied as an eagle, Aquila is named for the bird that belonged to Zeus. Aquila's most famous task was carrying the mortal Ganymede to the heavens to serve as Zeus' cup bearer.