Minerva
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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
Fresco of Minerva from Herculaneum (1st century AD)
Mosaic of the Minerva of Peace in the Library of Congress
Minerva with an Owl, Mainz
Painting of Minerva visiting the Muses
Capitoline Triad
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The Capitoline Triad was a group of three deities who were worshipped in ancient Roman religion in an elaborate temple on Rome's Capitoline Hill. It comprised Jupiter, Juno and Minerva. The triad held
Minerva
…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. Minerva is a virgin goddess. Her domain includes medicine, wisdom, commerce, weaving, and the crafts. Minerva is often…
Detail of an oil lamp with the triad, 75–100 AD (Allard Pierson Museum)
Capitoline Triad, 160–180 AD (Museum of Guidonia)
On a gold pectoral, 200–300 AD (Cleveland Museum of Art)
Bas relief from Arch of Marcus Aurelius showing sacrifice