[Judaic] This unclean bird was a bearer of bad omens. For this reason the roof of the Temple in Jerusalem was covered with spikes to keep ravens away. Bar Channah claims to have seen a giant raven, bigger than the "fort of Hagronia." (T. Baba Batra; En Yaakov).
RAVEN
Meaning of RAVEN in English
Encyclopedia Mythica English dictionary. Английский энциклопедический словарь греческой мифологии. 2012