Menerva
deity Etruscan single tradition · 1
Menerva is the Etruscan equivalent to Athena. She is positioned on top of Tinia, fully clothed wearing a robe, plumed helmet, and brandishing a shield. Menerva is winged.
When
- First attested
- 400 BCE
- Attested period
- -400 – -300
- Historical notes
- Appears on a bronze mirror from Praeneste.
Relationships
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The bronze mirror where she appears alongside Thanr, Tinia and Menerva show Ethausva as a midwife assisting in the birth of a child.”
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