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Minerva

Also known as Menrva

thumb|upright|Mosaic of the Minerva of Peace in the Library of Congress

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Deity.type: Roman
Deity.name: Minerva
Deity.member_of: the Capitoline Triad and the Dii Consentes
Deity.image: Herculaneum Collegio degli Augustali Ercole sull'Olimpo (cropped).jpg
Deity.caption: Fresco of Minerva from Herculaneum (1st century AD)
Deity.god_of: Goddess of poetry, medicine, commerce, weaving, the crafts, and wisdom
Deity.symbols: Owl of Minerva, olive tree, serpent of Jupiter, the Parthenon, the spear, the spindle, and Hellebore
Deity.parents: JupiterMetis
Deity.gender: Female
Deity.greek_equivalent: Athena
Deity.etruscan_equivalent: Menrva
Deity.festivals: Quinquatria

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Image: Statue de la déesse Minerve - Musée du Louvre (Ma 332).jpg

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Etymology
Origin
Presence in mythology
Birth
Minerva and Arachne
Minerva and Medusa
Taming of Pegasus
Turning Aglauros to stone
Minerva and Hercules
Minerva and Ulysses
Inventing the flute
Worship in Rome and Italy
Roman coinage
Worship in Roman Britain
Bath
Carrawburgh
Chester
Etruscan Menrva
References
Bibliography
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thumb|upright|Mosaic of the Minerva of Peace in the Library of Congress

Minerva (; ; ) is the Roman goddess of wisdom, justice, law, victory, and the sponsor of arts, trade, and strategy. She is also a goddess of warfare, though with a focus on strategic warfare, rather than the violence of gods such as Mars. Beginning in the second century BC, the Romans equated her with the Greek goddess Athena. Minerva is one of the three Roman deities in the Capitoline Triad, along with Jupiter and Juno.