Crows in Greek Myth
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So, Apollo is one of those macho gods who always falls in love with some human woman at some point. He falls in love with Coronis, who is pregnant with his child. Being the suspicious god he is, he sends a crow, then pure-white, to watch over her.
Coronis isn’t one of those loyal types, and when she falls in love with someone else, Apollo finds out fast, and boy does he get angry! Angry that the crow didn’t peck out this man’s eyes, he scorches the bird’s feathers black and from then on they represented beings of revenge.
I like that one!
There’s also the story of the constellation Corvus and how it lies in the night sky near Hydra the water snake and Crater the cup. Apollo sent Corvus to a spring with his cup for some water. But Corvus was distracted by some ripening figs, and was very late by the time he returned to Apollo with water. As an excuse, he brought Hydra in his claws and said that she was what had distracted him. Apollo, being the god of light and truth, wasn’t fooled. He banished Corvus, Hydra, and Crater to the sky, where they turn forever.
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