M I N E R V A
:: goddess of poetry, medicine, wisdom, commerce, weaving, crafts, and magic in Roman mythology ::
:: goddess of poetry, medicine, wisdom, commerce, weaving, crafts, and magic in Roman mythology ::
Summary:: -- Minerva was one of the most distinguished of the heathen deities, as being the
goddess of wisdom and science. She is supposed to have sprung, fully grown and completely armed, from the head of
Jupiter. One of the most remarkable of her adventures, was her contest with Neptune. When Cecrops founded Athens, it was
agreed that whoever of these two deities could produce the most beneficial gift to mankind, should have the honor of giving
their name to the city. Neptune, with a stroke of his trident, formed a horse, but Minerva causing an olive-tree to spring from
the ground, obtained from the god the prize. She was the goddess of war, wisdom, and arts, such as spinning, weaving,
music, and especially of the pipe. In a word, she was patroness of all those sciences which render men useful to society
and themselves, and entitle them to the esteem of posterity. She is described by the poets, and represented by the
sculptors and painters in a standing attitude, completely armed, with a composed but smiling countenance, bearing a
golden breast-plate, a spear in her right hand, and the Aegis in her left, having on it the head of Medusa, entwined with
snakes. Her helmet was usually encompassed with olives, to denote that peace is the end of war, or rather because that
tree was sacred to her: at her feet is generally placed the owl or the c**k, the former being the emblem of wisdom, and the
latter of war. Minerva represents wisdom, that is, skilful knowledge joined with discreet practice, and comprehends the
understanding of the noblest arts, the best accomplishments of the mind, together with all the virtues, but more especially
that of chastity. She is said to be born of Jupiter's brain, because the ingenuity of man did not invent the useful arts and
sciences, which, on the contrary, were derived from the fountain of all wisdom. She was born armed, because the human
soul, fortified with wisdom and virtue, is invincible; in danger, intrepid; under crosses, unbroken; in calamities, impregnable.
The owl, a bird seeing in the dark, was sacred to Minerva; this is symbolical of a wise man, who, scattering and dispelling the
clouds of error, is clear-sighted where others are blind.
goddess of wisdom and science. She is supposed to have sprung, fully grown and completely armed, from the head of
Jupiter. One of the most remarkable of her adventures, was her contest with Neptune. When Cecrops founded Athens, it was
agreed that whoever of these two deities could produce the most beneficial gift to mankind, should have the honor of giving
their name to the city. Neptune, with a stroke of his trident, formed a horse, but Minerva causing an olive-tree to spring from
the ground, obtained from the god the prize. She was the goddess of war, wisdom, and arts, such as spinning, weaving,
music, and especially of the pipe. In a word, she was patroness of all those sciences which render men useful to society
and themselves, and entitle them to the esteem of posterity. She is described by the poets, and represented by the
sculptors and painters in a standing attitude, completely armed, with a composed but smiling countenance, bearing a
golden breast-plate, a spear in her right hand, and the Aegis in her left, having on it the head of Medusa, entwined with
snakes. Her helmet was usually encompassed with olives, to denote that peace is the end of war, or rather because that
tree was sacred to her: at her feet is generally placed the owl or the c**k, the former being the emblem of wisdom, and the
latter of war. Minerva represents wisdom, that is, skilful knowledge joined with discreet practice, and comprehends the
understanding of the noblest arts, the best accomplishments of the mind, together with all the virtues, but more especially
that of chastity. She is said to be born of Jupiter's brain, because the ingenuity of man did not invent the useful arts and
sciences, which, on the contrary, were derived from the fountain of all wisdom. She was born armed, because the human
soul, fortified with wisdom and virtue, is invincible; in danger, intrepid; under crosses, unbroken; in calamities, impregnable.
The owl, a bird seeing in the dark, was sacred to Minerva; this is symbolical of a wise man, who, scattering and dispelling the
clouds of error, is clear-sighted where others are blind.
:: Traits of her children ::
⇛ Children of Minerva are obviously smart cookies. They find that learning new things comes easily to them and their practice is usually minimal when training weaponry.
⇛ Children of Minerva are kind of like the 'Martha Stewart's of the academy. They are craft and organized and thoroughly things in their place in neat and proper ways.
⇛ Children of Minerva can often become arrogant and snobbish due to their belief they are the smartest of all the demigod. They see themselves in a room full of drooling monkeys a majority of the time.
⇛ Children of Minerva are never fully interested in romance and love. They see it as a waste of energy and time. This causes them to be aloof and estranged to flirtation from the opposite sex.
⇛ Children of Minerva are kind of like the 'Martha Stewart's of the academy. They are craft and organized and thoroughly things in their place in neat and proper ways.
⇛ Children of Minerva can often become arrogant and snobbish due to their belief they are the smartest of all the demigod. They see themselves in a room full of drooling monkeys a majority of the time.
⇛ Children of Minerva are never fully interested in romance and love. They see it as a waste of energy and time. This causes them to be aloof and estranged to flirtation from the opposite sex.
:: Basic powers of her children ::
⇛ Children of Minerva, due to their godly ancestor, are well verse more so than other demigods in battle strategy. They are often three or more steps ahead of their opponent and take them down with ease. However with the children of the 'Big Three' and Ares, it is a more difficult task. Then again, every demigod is different.
⇛ Children of Minerva can communicate and call upon the aid and company of owls. They are their mother's symbol and therefore come to her children at the ready.
⇛ Children of Minerva have incredible memory. They remember every detail down to the last period of everything they have ever said, read, or seen.
⇛ Children of Minerva create solutions and battle strategies that work almost one hundred percent of the time. Almost.
⇛ Children of Minerva can communicate and call upon the aid and company of owls. They are their mother's symbol and therefore come to her children at the ready.
⇛ Children of Minerva have incredible memory. They remember every detail down to the last period of everything they have ever said, read, or seen.
⇛ Children of Minerva create solutions and battle strategies that work almost one hundred percent of the time. Almost.
