This is Engish 8th grade: So in my book titled "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe, the bird sits on the bust of Athena the goddess but my homework is asking my why Poe choose Athena and not another god or goddess and how does she go with the story... Please help thank you!

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This is Engish 8th grade: So in my book titled "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe,  the bird sits on the bust of Athena the goddess but my homework is asking my why Poe choose Athena and not another god or goddess and how does she go with the story... Please help thank you!

Ms. Sue · Answer

The bird doesn't sit on a bust of Athena. It sits on a bust of Pallas, a mythological Greek Titan.

Kendal · Answer

but it says on my homework that the raven lands on Pallas Athena as the statue that he landed on

Kendal · Answer

u didn't even acutually answer the question

Ms. Sue · Answer

I didn't see anything in the poem that identifies the bust as Pallas Athena.

However, read this description of her. See the traits she represented. Which do you think applies to this poem?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena

Writeacher · Answer

I hope Kendal actually read the Wikipedia article Ms. Sue posted. The answer is right there! Pallas Athena was the goddess of _______. And the speaker in the poem was looking for answers to his questions.