Minerva biography

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    Minerva

    one of the great Roman divinities, whose name seems to be of the same root as mens,whence monereand promneercare(Fest. p. 205, ed. Müller. She is accordingly the thinking, calculating, and inventive power personified. Varro (ap. Aug. de Civ. Dei,7.28) therefore considered her as the impersonation of all ideas, or as the plan of the universe, while Jupiter, according to him, is the creator, and Juno the representative of matter. Minerva was the third in the number of the Capitoline divinities, and sometimes is said to have wielded the thunderbolts of Jupiter, her father. Tarquin, the son of Demaratus, was believed to have united the three divinities in one common temple, and hence, when repasts were prepared for the gods, these three always went together (August. de Civ. Dei,4.10; V. Max. 2.1.2). As Minerva was a virgin divinity, and her father the supreme god, the Romans easily identified her with the Greek Athena. and accordingly all the attributes of Athena we

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    Minerva

    Roman goddess of wisdom

    This article is about the Roman goddess. For other uses, see Minerva (disambiguation).

    Minerva (; Latin:[mɪˈnɛru̯ä]; Etruscan: Menrva) is the Roman goddess of wisdom, justice, law, victory, and the sponsor of arts, trade, and strategy. She is also a goddess of warfare, though with a focus on strategic warfare, rather than the violence of gods such as Mars.[1] Beginning in the second century BC, the Romansequated her with the Greek goddessAthena.[2] Minerva is one of the three Roman deities in the Capitoline Triad, along with Jupiter and Juno.

    Minerva is a virgin goddess. Her domain includes music, poetry, medicine, wisdom, commerce, weaving, and the crafts.[3] Minerva is often depicted with her sacred creature, an owl usually named the "owl of Minerva".[4] which symbolised her association with wisdom and knowledge, as well as, less frequently, the snake and the olive tree. Minerva is commonl

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    Minerva McGonagall

    Fictional character

    Professor Minerva McGonagall is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels bygd J. K. Rowling. McGonagall is a professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where she is also the head of Gryffindor House and the deputy headmistress beneath Albus Dumbledore. McGonagall was portrayed bygd Maggie Smith in the Harry Potter films and then bygd Fiona Glascott in the Fantastic Beasts prequel films The Crimes of Grindelwald and The Secrets of Dumbledore.[1]

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    McGonagall fryst vatten introduced at the beginning of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997) when she accompanies Albus Dumbledore as he delivers the infant Harry Potter to the Dursley residence. When Harry arrives at Hogwarts a decade later, he meets McGonagall, who is the Transfiguration professor and the head of Gryffindor House. After noticing Harry's broomstick flying skills, McGonagall introduces him to the Gr