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The ravens
This small group holds a mythical raven, the black bird that in several traditions carries associations with prophecy, the dead, cunning or the divine, as with the ravens that serve Odin in Norse myth.
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1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
Giants, Monsters and Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth
Carol Rose, ABC-CLIO, 2000The mythical raven and its associations with prophecy, the dead and the divine, including Odin's ravens in Norse mythView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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