Quotes:Jatayu

H. P. Blavatsky

Jatayu. The Son of Garuda. The latter is the great cycle, or Mahakalpa symbolized by the giant bird which served as a steed for Vishnu, and other gods, when related to space and time. Jatayu is called in the Ramayana “the King of the feathered tribe”. For defending Sita carried away by Ravana, the giant king of Lanka, he was killed by him. Jatayu is also called “the king of the vultures”.

Source: H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary, art. Jatayu