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In Roman mythology, Athena was identified with Minerva, who shared many of the traits and characteristics of her Greek counterpart. [14] In relating the Judgement of Paris for Roman audiences, Ovid varies from the Greek traditions regarding Athena by describing Juno, Minerva, and Venus, stripped naked for the Trojan prince's evaluation. [15]
Minerva was the goddess of wisdom, war, art, schools, justice and commerce. She was the Etruscan counterpart to Greek Athena. Like Athena, Minerva burst from the head of her father, Jupiter (Greek Zeus), who had devoured her mother (Metis) in an unsuccessful attempt to prevent her birth.
Athena [b] or Athene, [c] often given the epithet Pallas, [d] is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft [2] who was later syncretized with the Roman goddess Minerva. [3] Athena was regarded as the patron and protectress of various cities across Greece, particularly the city of Athens, from which she most likely ...
Athena: Minerva: Goddess of wisdom, handicraft, and warfare. [28] The daughter of Zeus and the Oceanid Metis, she rose from her father's head fully grown and in full battle armor. Her symbols include the owl and the olive tree. Hephaestus: Vulcan: Master blacksmith and craftsman of the gods; god of the forge, craftsmanship, invention, fire and ...
The Greeks never attributed an association with weather to Athena, [8] making this another important difference between the two religious cults that demonstrates their separate characteristics. Menrva's name is indigenous to Italy and might even be of Etruscan origin, stemming from an Italic moon goddess, *Meneswā 'She who measures'. [9]
The goddess is depicted frontal and resting her weight on her right leg (a posture known as contrapposto), while her left leg is relaxed and bent backwards. Athena's left hand rests on her waist, while her head is turned to the left and up. [2] Athena's helmet is of the Corinthian type, and she is wearing a veil and short chiton. [3]
Articles relating to the goddess Minerva. She is typically identified with the goddess Athena. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of ...
The association between the owl and the goddess continued through Minerva in Roman mythology, although the latter sometimes simply adopts it as a sacred or favorite bird.. For example, in Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Corone the crow complains that her spot as the goddess' sacred bird is occupied by the owl, which in that particular story turns out to be Nyctimene, a cursed daughter of Epopeus, king ...