The bust of Pallas is a short way of referencing the Greek goddess Pallas Athena, or rather, Athena-- the namesake of Athens, and Greek goddess of wisdom. It symbolizes that what the raven says should be considered as truthful and wise. Poe said he chose the word "pallas" due to the sonorousness of the word..the way it sounds. "Bust of Pallas" fits the meter better than "Bust of Athena" but you can't believe for a second that the choice of Athena, stated as Pallas, was a randomly chosen Greek deity that just sounded pleasant.
The bust of Pallas (assuming you're talking about the reference in Poe's poem "The Raven") refers to a head-and-shoulders-only statue of Pallas Athena, the greek goddess of wisdom.
In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven," the bird perches itself on a bust of Pallas above the narrator's chamber door. This perch serves to emphasize the eerie and ominous presence of the bird in the narrator's home.
Pallas was the Titan god of warcraft.
Athena and her companion Pallas were sparring with spears, when Athena accidently killed Pallas. As a sign of mourning for her lost friend, Athena placed Pallas' name in front of her ownher own: Pallas Athena.
Pallas was a friend of the goddess Athena.
Simon Pallas was born in 1694.
Pallas's cat was created in 1776.
Pallas - band - was created in 1980.
Pallas's Squirrel was created in 1779.
I cannot see that the name 'Pallas Apollo' exists. Pallas is one of Athena's names. Also there is a giant and a Titan war god named Pallas.
* Pallas is a title of Athena. * Pallas was used by seven people in Greek mythology. There is a link below where you can read about all of them.
She is often called Pallas, or Pallas Athene.
David Pallas was born on 1980-07-07.