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Coin of:
Roman Republic P. Servilius M.f. Rullus
moneyer Silver Denarius Rome mint: 100 B.C.
Reference: Servilia 14; B.M.C. 1672; Syd. 601; Craw. 328/1
Bust of Minerva left, wearing crested helmet and aegis, RVLLI behind.
Victory in biga (two horse chariot) right, P below horses, P . SERVILI .
M .F in exergue.
P (Publice) shows that these coins were struck from
the silver withdrawn from the public treasury, and that the issue was
therefore a special one.
Minerva(Etruscan:Menrva)
was theRoman
goddessof wisdom
and sponsor of arts, trade, and defense. She was born from the godhead
of Jupiter with weapons.From
the 2nd century BC onwards, the Romans equated her with the Greekgoddess
Athena. She was thevirgingoddess
of music,poetry,medicine,wisdom,commerce,weaving,crafts,magic.She
is often depicted with her sacred creature, an owl usually named as the
"owl
of Minerva",which
symbolizes that she is connected to wisdom.
Stemming from an Italic moon goddess*Meneswā('She
who measures'), theEtruscansadopted
the inherited Old Latin name,*Menerwā,
thereby calling herMenrva.
It is assumed that her Roman name, Minerva, is based on thisEtruscan
mythology, Minerva was the goddess of wisdom, war, art,
schools and commerce. She was the Etruscan counterpart to GreekAthena.
Like Athena, Minerva was born from the head of her father, Jupiter
(GreekZeus).
It is possible that such a goddess was "imported" to both Greece and
Italy from beliefs originating in theNear
Eastduring the
extreme antiquity. The very few extantLemnian
inscriptionssuggest
that the Etruscans may have originated inAsia
Minor, in which case subsequentsyncretismbetween
Greek Athena and Italic Minerva may have been all the easier.
By a process offolk
etymology, the Romans could have confused thephonesof
her foreign name with those of therootmen-inLatinwordssuch
asmensmeaning
"mind", perhaps because one of her aspects as goddess pertained to the
intellectual. The wordmensis
built from theProto-Indo-Europeanroot*men-'mind'
(linked with memory as in GreekMnemosyne/μνημοσύνη
andmnestis/μνῆστις:
memory, remembrance, recollection, Manush in Sanskrit meaning mind ).
Cult in Rome
Menrva was part of a holytriadwithTiniaandUni,
equivalent to the RomanCapitoline
Triadof
Jupiter-Juno-Minerva. Minerva was the daughter of Jupiter.
AsMinerva Medica, she
was the goddess of medicine and doctors. AsMinerva
Achaea, she was worshipped atLuceriainApuliawherevotive
giftsand arms
said to be those ofDiomedeswere
preserved in her temple.
InFastiIII,Ovidcalled
her the "goddess of a thousand works." Minerva was worshipped
throughout Italy, though only in Rome did she take on the warlike
character shared by Athena. Her worship was also taken out to the empire
— in Britain, for example, she was conflated with the local wisdom
goddessSulis.
The Romans celebrated her festival from March 19 to March 23 during the
day which is called, in the neuter plural,Quinquatria,
the fifth after the Ides of March, the nineteenth, anartisans'
holiday . A lesser version, the Minusculae Quinquatria, was held on the
Ides of June, June 13, by theflute-players,
who were particularly useful to religion. In 207 BC, aguildof
poets and actors was formed to meet and makevotive
offeringsat the
temple of Minerva on theAventinehill.
Among others, its members includedLivius
Andronicus. The Aventine sanctuary of Minerva continued to be
an important center of the arts for much of the middleRoman
Republic.
As patron goddess of wisdom, Minerva frequently features in statuary, as
an image on seals, and in other forms, at educational establishments,
including:
Minerva is featured in the
University at Albany's logo. The catalogue of books and other
materials in the University Library at the University at Albany
campus is called the "Minerva Catalog". Minerva is also mentioned in
UAlbany's Alma Mater:
"Wisdom's duty heeds thy call, Ever in Minerva's thrall,"
Minerva is the goddess ofKappa
Kappa Gammaand
can be seen, with her owl, on their crest.
Raised-reliefimage
of Minerva on a Roman gilt silver bowl, 1st century BC
The Minerva head has been
associated with theChartered
Society of Designerssince
its inception in 1930 and has been redefined several times during
the history of the Society by notable graphic designers. The current
logo was established in 1983.
University of Lincoln. An
emblem of Minerva's head is represented in the logo for this UK
University. There is a tradition within the Lincoln Rugby Union
team where it is thought that they are Knights of Minerva, with
each match being fought and won in her honour.
University at Albany, The State University
of New York. Minerva is pictured in the university's
logo. "Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom has been the
institution's enduring symbol."[7]Minerva
is still venerated by seniors and their 'torch bearers' during a
pre-graduation ritual called "Torch Night" there.
Union College, New York. Union
College has also used Minerva as the name of their new academic
and social "Third Space" program, the Minerva House System.
UFRJ, the Federal University of
Rio de Janeiro, inBrazil.
American Academy of Arts & Sciences,
inCambridge,
Mass.The
seal's principal figure is Minerva - a symbol appropriate for an
organization created in the midst of the American Revolution and
dedicated to the cultivation of every art and science to
"advance the interest, honour, dignity, and happiness of a free,
independent, and virtuous people."
Heidelberg University,
Germany's most ancient university (1386), features depictions of
Minerva (or Pallas Athene) in the Old University's assembly hall
(1785) as well as over the door of the New University building
(1931).
Leiden University, Minerva is
presented in the centre of the great seal of the most ancient
University in the Netherlands (1575).
Minerva is the name and the
patroness of the most ancient student-association of Leiden and was
established in 1819.
Minerva decorates the keystone over
the main entrance to the Boston Public Library beneath the words,
"Free to all." BPL was the original public-financed library in
America and, with all other libraries, is the long-term memory of
the human race.
The annual prize for the best
Politics student in Liverpool Hope University in the UK is called
the Minerva Prize, both because of the association with wisdom and
knowledge and because there is a statue of Minerva on the dome of
Liverpool Town Hall, the seat of local politics in the city.
Minerva is the Goddess of theSigma
Alpha Epsilonfraternity.
Fraternity Brothers are known as Loyal Sons of Minerva.
Minerva is the name of a remote
learning facility at Bath Spa University in England, UK.
Minerva is featured on the seal of
the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.
Minerva is featured on the seal of
the "Escuela Comercial Cámara de Comercio", in Mexico, founded in
1923.
A statue of Minerva stands in the
entrance to Main Building atWells
Collegein
Aurora, NY. On the last day of spring semester classes, graduating
seniors kiss Minerva's feet for luck and lifelong wisdom. Minerva
was the only statue that survived the 1888 fire of old Main
Building.[8]
Minerva is featured on the seals of
many schools and colleges: on that of Union College in Schenectady,
NY, the motto is (translated from the French) "Under the laws of
Minerva, we are all brothers."
Minerva is on the crest of the
Girls Day School Trust
A statue of Minerva appears on top
of the Minerva Building atDumfries
Academy, Dumfries, Scotland.
The symbol of Hornsby Girls High
School, Australia, is the "Torch of Knowledge" and words of the
school song include "Minerva by our southern seas her sacred groves
replanted, with whispering gums to woo the breeze that flows o'er
lands enchanted; with ageless hills she rimmed her bower, her sunlit
shrine of learning, and here we keep through shine and shower the
Torch of Knowledge burning..." (NOTE on Australianisms: gums here
means "gum trees" (eucalyptus), not a part of the mouth).Hereyou
can see a model of the Torch is still used in events.
One of the highest positions
awarded among the Elder Worthy Sisters of Nu Kappa Beta, the sister
sorority of Nu Kappa Phi in the University of Nueva Caceres in Naga
City, Province of Camarines Sur, Republic of the Philippines, is the
title Minerva. The Worthy Sister who wins this title by majority
vote of the present Elders in special gatherings is deemed to be the
epitome of all the essential attributes exalted by the sisterhood
which are Scholarship, Leadership, Character and Loyalty.
The Minerva head has been
associated with theChartered
Society of Designerssince
its inception in 1930 and has been redefined several times during
the history of the Society by notable graphic designers. The current
logo was established in 1983.
TheSeal
of Californiadepicts
the Goddess Minerva having sprung full grown from the brain of
Jupiter. This was interpreted as analogous to the political birth of
the State ofCaliforniawithout
having gone through the probation period of being a Territory.
According to John Robison'sProofs
of a Conspiracy(1798),
the third degree of the BavarianIlluminatiwas
calledMinervalorBrother
of Minerva, in honour of the goddess of learning. Later, this
title was adopted for the first initiation ofAleister
Crowley'sOTOrituals.
Minerva is the logo of the world
famous German "Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science" (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft)
TheMinervawas
a prominent Belgian luxury automobile manufactured from 1902 until
1938.
Minerva is displayed on theMedal
of Honor, the highest military decoration awarded by the
United States government.
A large mosaic of Minerva is the
focal art piece in the great room of the U.S.Library
of Congress.
Minerva Institute of Management& Technology Dehradun, Uttarakhand. (India)an
institute of Professional courses like- Animation & Multimedia, Fashion
Technology and Mass Communication was established in 2009 affiliated to
Uttarakhand Teacnical University.
The Minerva Ward is an elderly care
rehab ward at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, it
opened in January 2013
Minerva circle is one of the famous
and busiest circles inBangalore,
India. It gets its name from an eponymous movie theatre that used to
be located there.
The Minerva Roundabout inGuadalajara,
Mexico, located at the crossing of theLópez
Mateos, Vallarta, López Cotilla,Agustín
Yáñezand
Golfo de Cortez avenues, features the goddess standing on a
pedestal, surrounded by a large fountain, with an inscription which
says "Justice, wisdom and strength guard this loyal city".
In the Harry Potter series,J.K
Rowlingnamed
a leading female characterMinerva
McGonagallin
light of the Goddess. Indeed the character's main trait was that of
wisdom - a clear inspiration from the Goddess. Also, like Minerva
(who had the ability to transform into an owl), the character of
McGonagall had the ability to transfigure into a cat. Also, like
Minerva's other trait as a goddess of war, Minerva McGonagall is
shown to be a good and courageous soldier, actually duelingTom
Marvolo Riddlehimself.
Philadelphia disc jockeyPierre
Robertowns a
VW Micro-bus named Minerva.
In theAssassin's
Creedseries,
Minerva, along withJunoandTiniaappear;
these three were likely chosen since they were worshiped together as
a triad inRome.
