In Laos, the water soiled by crows can’t be used for ritual purification. India: In India, in the Mahâbhârata, the messengers of death are compared to crows.Middle-Ages: In the Middle-Ages, it was said that crows neglect their young as he eats carrions, he is seen as a bad omen.At the end of time, the crows will find their beauty again and sing harmoniously to praise God. But after Adam and Eve were driven away from the Paradise, the crows started to eat carrion.
Saint Golowin thought that in Paradise, the crows had multicoloured wings. But the crow didn’t tell Noé that the flood was finished. Bible: In the Bible, the crow is sent by Noah to search earth after the flood.He was punished for his disobedience and egotism : Apollo placed him in the constellations, but the hydra prevented him from drinking the cup : he is condemned to thirst. 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. The god sent him to the aquatic world, to bring back water. That’s why Athena replaced him with the owl, to stay with her. Greeks: For the Greeks, the crow was too gossipy.Babylon: In Babylon, the crow was the name of the 13th month of the calendar, and he had a very negative value.So they were a symbol of evil, contrary to swanns, symbolizing purity. They thought crows escorted the sun during his nocturnal path, that is to say in Hell. As it eats carrion, the metaphor “the crow pierced you” was used to say “you have died”. Celts: For the Celts, the crow was sacred and meant ‘the flesh torn by fighting’.The crow is seen as a negative omen primarily in Europe.
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