Minerva (Latin: Minerva), the goddess of wisdom, war, moon and memory in Roman mythology, is also the patron saint of handicraftsmen, students and artists. One of the twelve main gods of Rome. It corresponds to Athena in Greek mythology, Monemosyne, Suris in Celtic mythology and other goddesses.
When the Greek goddess Athena was introduced to Rome, she mixed with the local goddess Minerva.
The goddess in the state emblem of California is Minerva.

According to the etymology of the name, Minerva originated from Meneswa, the moon goddess of ancient Italy. The Etruscans inherited the name in ancient Latin. In 241 B.C., it came from the Farrelli region. The three gods of Capitoligon (Jupiter, Juno, Minerva) began to worship in Rome.
The name of the moon goddess has the meaning of "measurer". Carl Becker discussed that this name contains the ancient Indo European word stem * men -, which also corresponds to the Greek word representing "memory". Similar to the Greek Monemoshyne, Minerva, inherited from the ancient moon goddess, is also a goddess related to time, measurement and memory.
As a measurer, at first Minerva was the goddess of craftsmanship and learning in Italy. Her temple is the activity center of handicraftsmen, and musicians, doctors, teachers, actors and writers are her admirers.
Inheriting the custom of the ancient moon goddess, Minerva and another moon incarnation Yuni were worshipped together in the Kapitorigan Temple, and Yuni later evolved into Luna, the moon god. Among the ancient Latin tribes in Rome, the goddess worshipped is called "Uni", which is a trinity goddess composed of Juventas, the wine girl, Juno, the mother and wife, and Minerva, the mysterious intellectual goddess.
Later, it was influenced by the Greek goddess Athena. Minerva has also become a goddess of wisdom, art, war and urban civilization. The goddess in the California state emblem is Minerva, who is the patron saint of artists and craftsmen.
The emblem of the Max Planck Institute is the head of this goddess.
In ancient times, people could not explain the phenomenon of hot springs, so they regarded it as a "holy place". Moreover, because the ancient Romans found that hot springs had therapeutic effects on many diseases, they believed that this was given by the goddess Minerva.
As early as 43 BC, after the Roman army invaded and ruled Britain, the Romans built many saunas and swimming baths in Bath, which was recognized by the Romans as a miraculous place for springs and the goddess of intelligence, Minerva. The ancient Romans gave the goddess Sulith Minerva almost omnipotent power. In Roman mythology, Minerva was also in charge of poetry, music creation and healing. In this ancient Roman bathing place, the lead plate relics found indicate that she is still a god that people hope to punish bad behavior. The curses on the lead plates are mostly written in Latin and occasionally in Celtic. Many curses were translated into English and hung under the ceiling of the exhibition hall. It was fun to read them.
As the god of war, Minerva's position in Rome is far less than her position as a peace loving inventor, art and science, and the patron saint of all women's handicrafts. In addition to Jupiter and Juno, people also look up to Minerva as the protector of the city and the country. Therefore, she also has her own worship room in the temple of Jupiter on Mount Capitol.
In addition, there are temples for her in Arvindin and Zelius in Rome; The third temple was built by Domodean at the Mars training ground. In Rome, people held activities from March 19 to March 23 to celebrate the main festival of Minerva. The participants were all brainworkers, artists and craftsmen first. Because Minerva is also the patron saint of students. So the enthusiastic young students also enthusiastically participated in the celebration activities. These days are the holidays they are looking forward to.
In Dionysika. Minerva and Apollo helped their brother Bacchus in the war. After that, Minerva raised the children of his younger brother, Dionysus.