And on that resolve
he drew the whetted sword that hung at his side,
tempered, massive, and gathering all his force
he swooped like a soaring eagle
launching down from the dark clouds to earth
to snatch some helpless lamb or trembling hare.
So Hector swooped now, swinging his whetted sword.
– Homer
The Iliad, Book 22, lines 362-368. Hector charges at Achilles with his drawn sword, like a high-flying eagle swooping to earth to snatch his prey, in the words of Homer’s epic simile.