Tempio di Minerva Medica in Roma, 18th Century Etching

Minerva (Greek counterpart, Athena) was the virgin goddess of 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 her ties to wisdom. As Minerva Medica, she was the goddess of medicine and doctors

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1784 Athena Greco Greco Roman Greco-roman Legendary Medica Minerva Roma Tempio Weaving Wisdom

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