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The fact that a person was nervous about bulls and eagles, implying they were terrified of Zeus. In the ancient Greek religion, Zeus was the king of all gods and had a reputation for being angry and untrustworthy. In the quote above, the speaker is saying that they were intimidated by Zeus. In English, "nervous" is an adjective describing something that is tense or jittery. The speaker was saying they were nervous about being angry with Zeus, but it is more likely that they were intimidated by Zeus because of the aggressive man-eating birds.
Source: The Erotic Poems
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