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Most depictions allude to the appearance and behavior of the wide-ranging common raven (Corvus corax). Because of its black plumage, croaking call, and diet of carrion, the raven is often associated with loss and ill omen. Yet, its symbolism is complex. As a talking bird, the raven also represents prophecy and insight.
Corax, the 16th king of Sicyon who reigned for 30 years. [1] He was the elder son and heir of King Coronus, descendant of the city's founder Aegialeus. He was brother of Lamedon. [2] Corax received the throne from his predecessor Echyreus, in whose reign Danaus became the king of Argos. [1]
The common raven or northern raven (Corvus corax) is a large all-black passerine bird. It is the most widely distributed of all corvids , found across the Northern Hemisphere . There are 11 accepted subspecies with little variation in appearance, although recent research has demonstrated significant genetic differences among populations from ...
Corvus Corax may refer to: Common raven (Corvus corax), bird; Corvus Corax (band), German band known for playing medieval music; Corvus Corax, Warhammer 40,000 ...
Corvus is a widely distributed genus of passerine birds ranging from medium-sized to large-sized in the family Corvidae. It includes species commonly known as crows , ravens , and rooks. The species commonly encountered in Europe are the carrion crow , hooded crow , common raven , and rook ; those discovered later were named "crow" or "raven ...
Corax is probably best known for developing the "reverse-probability argument", also known as the Art of Corax. If a person is accused of a crime which he is not likely to have committed (for example, a small man physically attacking a large man, against whom he is almost certainly doomed to fail), his defense will be that it is unlikely that the crime occurred.
Corvus Corax, Primarch of the Raven Guard Legion in the universe of Warhammer 40,000; Other uses. BAE Systems Corax (also known as the 'Raven'), a British ...
Malphas, by Louis Le Breton, 1863 Sigil of Malphas. In demonology, Malphas is a demon who first appears in Johann Weyer's Pseudomonarchia Daemonum.That work and the Lesser Key of Solomon describe him as a mighty Great President of Hell, with 40 legions of demons under his command and is second in command under Satan.