Minerva info

Roman goddess

Minerva

• Minerva is the Roman goddess of wisdom.
• She was also the goddess of trade, the arts, and strategy in war.
• Her domains included medicine, poetry, and handicrafts as well.
• She was in charge of so many things that Ovid called her the “goddess of a thousand works”
• Minerva also was one of three “virgin goddesses” in Roman tradition.
• Originally, Minerva was an Italian goddess of handicrafts closely associated to the Greek goddess Athena.

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• Minerva was indigenous, passing to the Romans from the Etruscan goddess Menrva, and that her name derives from meminisse, meaning 'to remember'.
• Daughter of Jupiter, from whose head she was born, the goddess was first worshipped in Rome as one of the Capitoline Triad along with Jupiter and Juno.

• Many statues of her show her holding a spear and a shield, to represent her interest in war.
• Minerva was a gracious winner in war, who had sympathy for those her armies beat.
• her symbol became the owl, which today continues to represent wisdom.

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References:

Cartwright, Mark. "Minerva." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 07 Jan 2014. Web. 07 Apr 2021. Greek gods and goddesses. "Minerva." 22 February 2017.