In Roman myth, she's the goddess of wisdom & of the arts & sciences
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Minerva is displayed as a 7-ft statue in the Science Library at the State University 
of... [DOC] [TLE] Minerva - Goddess of Wisdom - Crystalinks [PAR] She was the virgin goddess of poetry, medicine, wisdom, commerce, ... Minerva 
was the Roman goddess of wisdom, medicine, the arts, dyeing, science and 
trade, but ...