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Minerva was the goddess of wisdom. Her symbol was the owl. Her Greek name was Athene, and Athens was her city.

A virgin goddess, gentle, fair and thoughtful, Minerva was the Goddess of wisdom, skill, and contemplation. She was also the Goddess of storms and the thunderbolt, spinning and weaving, of horticulture and agriculture.

Minerva was the multi-talented goddess of wisdom, poetry, music, medicine, arts and crafts (especially wool) , dyeing, science, commerce, and war. More generally she was the patroness of intellect and learning, especially academics. As Minerva Medica she was the patroness of physicians, and her chapel dedicated to her healing powers was on the Esquiline.