Posted by SONNET CLV on February 23, 19101 at 11:30:43:
In Reply to: Bust of Pallas posted by Vanessa on February 21, 19101 at 14:02:02:
--VANESSA--
The "Bust of Pallas" mentioned in "The Raven" is most likely a creation of Poe rather than an actual piece of statuary he owned or had seen somewhere. Though he might have known of one from somewhere; I can't say for sure. You do know, of course, that Pallas is another name for the goddess Athena, goddess of wisdom.
I supply for you a web page where you may read more about Pallas Athena, and also view some art work concerning her, including statuary. No "bust" as such is found there, but the pictures are good.
You will find a bust (the one I show on this page) at this site (if you type it into your address box):
http://www.murrayco.com/eleganza/170BustA.html
You'll find another fine looking "bust of Athena" at this URL:
http://www.eleganza.com/detailed/athena.html
How did I find these sites? I typed in "Bust of Athena" and "Pallas Athena," and looked at some of the pages that came up. You can do this, too.
Good luck.
--SONNET CLV--