Menrva (also spelled Menerva, Menfra, Merva and Mera) was an Etruscan goddess of war, art, wisdom and health. She contributed a lot of her character to Roman Minerva. Though she was seen by Hellenized Etruscans as their counterpart to Greek Athena, Menrva has some unique traits that makes it clear that she wasn't an import from Greece.

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  • Menrva (also spelled Menerva, Menfra, Merva and Mera) was an Etruscan goddess of war, art, wisdom and health. She contributed a lot of her character to Roman Minerva. Though she was seen by Hellenized Etruscans as their counterpart to Greek Athena, Menrva has some unique traits that makes it clear that she wasn't an import from Greece. Etruscan artists under the influence of Greek culture liked to portray Menrva with Gorgoneion, helmet, spear and shield, and on a mirrorback as born from the head of her father, Tinia. She is also commonly seen as the protector of Hercle (Heracles) and Pherse. On a bronze mirror found at Praeneste, she attends Perseus, who consults two Graeae, or, on another, holds high the head of Medusa, while she and seated Perseus and Hermes all gaze safely at its reflection in a pool at their feet. These images are more likely to reflect literary sources than any cult practice; however, with Esplace (Asclepius), who bandages Prometheus' chest, she attends a scene of Prometheus unbound on a bronze mirror from Bolsena, ca 300 BCE. She is often depicted in more essentially Etruscan style as a lightning thrower; Martianus mentions her as one of nine Etruscan lightning gods. Unlike Athena, Menrva seems to have been associated with weather phenomena. Her name is indigenous to Italy and might even be of Etruscan origin, although that has been disputed. Carl Becker noted that her name has the "mn-" stem, linked with memory. See Greek "Mnemosyne" (gr. μνημοσύνη) and "mnestis" (gr. μνῆστις): memory, remembrance, recollection. She was often depicted in the judgement of Paris, called Elcsntre (Alexander, his alternative name in Greek) in Etruscan, one of the most popular Greek myths in Etruria. Menrva was part of a holy triad with Tinia and Uni, later reflected in the Roman Capitoline Triad of Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva. Menrva (MEchatronics 'N' Robotics for Viable Applications) is also the name of a research laboratory at Simon Fraser University, Canada.
  • En la mitología etrusca, Menrva es la Diosa de la sabiduría, la guerra, el arte y el comercio. Ella es parte de la tríada suprema junto con Tinia y Uni, equivalente a la tríada romana Jupiter-Juno-Minerva. Su contraparte griega es Atenea y es predecesora de su contraparte romana la diosa Minerva. Como Atenea, Menrva nació de la cabeza de su padre, Tinia. Su nombre contiene la raíz "mn-", relacionada con la memoria. Ver, por ejemplo, la palabra griega "Mnemosyne" (gr. μνημοσύνη) y "mnestis" (gr. μνῆστις): memoria, recuerdo.
  • Menrva nella mitologia etrusca era la dea della saggezza, della guerra, dell'arte, della scuola e del commercio. Da essa deriverà la dea romana Minerva, nella mitologia greca corrisponde alla dea Athena. Come Athena, Menrva era nata dalla testa del padre, il dio Tinia. Menrva infine insieme a Tinia e a Uni costituiva la triade più importante delle divinità etrusche.
  • Menrva is een figuur uit de Etruskische mythologie. Zij is de godin van wijsheid, oorlog, kunst, educatie en handel. Menrva is geboren uit het hoofd van Tinia en is een van de Trias of drie-eenheid samen met Tinia en Uni. Zij is de Etruskische tegenhanger van de Romeinse godin Minerva en de Griekse godin Athena. Net als Athena draagt zij een harnas, een helm en een speer.
  • Menrva era a deusa etrusca das artes e da guerra. Nascida da cabeça de Tinia, outro deus etrusco, acredita-se que os romanos basearam-se nela para descrever a deusa Minerva.
  • Menrva, zeiţă sapienţială din triada etruscă supremă. Preluată de romani, din mitologia etruscă, devine Minerva. Este totodată versiunea etruscă a zeiţei greceşti Atena, apărând portretizată la fel (cu coif, suliţă şi scut). Ca şi Atena, Menrva s-a născut din capul unui zeu, dar în cazul său era vorba de zeul Tinia. O altă deosebire faţă de Atena constă în faptul că aceasta era virgină, în timp ce Menrva promova căsătoria şi naşterea de copii.
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  • Menrva (also spelled Menerva, Menfra, Merva and Mera) was an Etruscan goddess of war, art, wisdom and health. She contributed a lot of her character to Roman Minerva. Though she was seen by Hellenized Etruscans as their counterpart to Greek Athena, Menrva has some unique traits that makes it clear that she wasn't an import from Greece.
  • En la mitología etrusca, Menrva es la Diosa de la sabiduría, la guerra, el arte y el comercio. Ella es parte de la tríada suprema junto con Tinia y Uni, equivalente a la tríada romana Jupiter-Juno-Minerva. Su contraparte griega es Atenea y es predecesora de su contraparte romana la diosa Minerva. Como Atenea, Menrva nació de la cabeza de su padre, Tinia. Su nombre contiene la raíz "mn-", relacionada con la memoria. Ver, por ejemplo, la palabra griega "Mnemosyne" (gr.
  • Menrva nella mitologia etrusca era la dea della saggezza, della guerra, dell'arte, della scuola e del commercio. Da essa deriverà la dea romana Minerva, nella mitologia greca corrisponde alla dea Athena. Come Athena, Menrva era nata dalla testa del padre, il dio Tinia. Menrva infine insieme a Tinia e a Uni costituiva la triade più importante delle divinità etrusche.
  • Menrva is een figuur uit de Etruskische mythologie. Zij is de godin van wijsheid, oorlog, kunst, educatie en handel. Menrva is geboren uit het hoofd van Tinia en is een van de Trias of drie-eenheid samen met Tinia en Uni. Zij is de Etruskische tegenhanger van de Romeinse godin Minerva en de Griekse godin Athena. Net als Athena draagt zij een harnas, een helm en een speer.
  • Menrva era a deusa etrusca das artes e da guerra. Nascida da cabeça de Tinia, outro deus etrusco, acredita-se que os romanos basearam-se nela para descrever a deusa Minerva.
  • Menrva, zeiţă sapienţială din triada etruscă supremă. Preluată de romani, din mitologia etruscă, devine Minerva. Este totodată versiunea etruscă a zeiţei greceşti Atena, apărând portretizată la fel (cu coif, suliţă şi scut). Ca şi Atena, Menrva s-a născut din capul unui zeu, dar în cazul său era vorba de zeul Tinia. O altă deosebire faţă de Atena constă în faptul că aceasta era virgină, în timp ce Menrva promova căsătoria şi naşterea de copii.
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