Minerva was the wisest of the Roman pantheon, the patron deity of philosophy, craftsmanship, art, and strategy. A quintessentially Roman goddess, she was part of the widely worshiped Capitoline Triad, along with Jupiter and Juno.
In vain! Minerva turned them with her breath, And scattered short, or wide, the points of death! With deaden’d sound one on the threshold falls, One strikes the gate, one rings against the walls: The storm passed innocent. The godlike man Now loftier trod, and dreadful thus began: “’Tis now (brave friends) our turn, at once to throw,
Juno and Minerva prepare to aid the Grecians, but are restrained by Iris, sent from Jupiter. The night puts an end to the battle. Hector continues in the field, (the Greeks being driven to their fortifications before the ships,) and gives orders to keep the watch all night in the camp, to prevent the enemy from re-embarking and escaping by flight.
Dispute between Minerva and Neptune over the Naming of the City of Athens by René-Antoine Houasse (ca. 1689) Palace of Versailles Public Domain What were Bellerophon’s attributes? Bellerophon was a famous hero and prince; like other mythical heroes, he was known for his courage. But Bellerophon eventually succumbed to his own hubris.