Part one of term paper
In the Christian culture, the crow means nothing good, But you'll be surprised to see what he symbolizes in other civilizations. The crow is seen as a negative omen only recently and mostly in Europe. The crow was sacred to the Celts and meant “the flesh torn by fighting”. As he eats carrion, the Welsh poetry uses the metaphor "the crow ...

Part two of term paper
... for the Greeks. That's why Athena replaced him with the owl, to stay with her. The crow was also devoted to Apollo. The god sent a crow to the aquatic world, to bring back water, there the crow discovered a fig tree, whose fruits were not ripe yet, so he waited near the tree to eat ripe figs instead of accomplishing his task he was punished for his disobedience and egotism; Apollo placed him in the constellations, but the hydra prevented him from drinking from the cup ; he is condemned to thirst. ...