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Minerva was the Roman goddess of wisdom, medicine, commerce, handicrafts, poetry, the arts in general, and later, war. In many ways similar to the Greek goddess Athena, she had important temples in Rome and was patron of the Quinquatras festival...

An Etruscan bronze mirror with an engraved scene depicting the gods Laran (Mars), Turan (Venus) Menrva (Minerva) and Aplu (Apollo) - all indicated by the inscription around the edge. 300-270 BCE. (National Etruscan Museum, Rome)

Minerva (Menrva) was the Roman goddess of wisdom, medicine, poetry, and magic and a member of the Capitoline triad (together with god Jupiter and goddess Juno). From Elginhaugh, Scotland, late 1st century to late 2nd century CE. (National...

The architecture of the Etruscan civilization, which flourished in central Italy from the 8th to 3rd century BCE, has largely been obliterated both by the conquering Romans and time, but the very influence of the Etruscans on Roman architecture...

The religion of the Etruscans, the civilization which flourished from the 8th to 3rd century BCE in central Italy, has, like many other features of the culture, long been overshadowed by that of its Greek contemporaries and Roman conquerors...

Veii (modern name: Isola Farnese, in Etruscan: Vei), was an important Etruscan town located near the west coast of central Italy. Lying just 16 km north of Rome, it was the most southerly of the major Etrurian settlements. The prosperity...

The religion of the Etruscans included a myriad of gods, goddesses, and minor divine beings, some of which were indigenous and some were imported, especially from Greece, and then given their own particular Etruscan attributes and myths...