Minerva, like Athena, the Greek equivalent goddess, is often also associated with warfare and martial matters and the depiction on this gemstone clearly shows her clad in a helmet and wielding a ...
An analysis of statuary analogies and of the fuller contexts for Cicero’s statements suggests a deft ploy on his part. He portrays himself as Phidias crafting a statue of Minerva (the Parthenon Athena ...
Who was the most beautiful: Hera (Juno), Aprhodite (Venus), or Athena (Minerva)? All three goddesses offered bribes: according to the writer Apollodorus, "Hera said that if she were preferred to ...
Outstanding scientists are appointed as directors of the centers. The Minerva Center Committee is responsible for the development of the programme and for new establishments and evaluations. This ...
These include a Roman first century profile bust of goddess Minerva/Athena in black glass with a white band, and a glass cameo with bust of god Cupid/Eros in three layers of brown on white on ...