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Minerva
Roman goddess of war, and secondarily a goddess of
wisdom and the arts and trades. The head of Minerva was chosen as the official
crest of the Royal Air Force Technical College because of Minerva's position as
the Roman Goddess of Wisdom. As Minerva Medica she was regarded as a patroness
of physicians. Equated with the Greek Athena, though she may derive originally
from the Etruscan Menrva. Daughter of Jupiter. Her main festivals were the
Minervalia and Quinquatria (March 19- 23). She shared the main temple on the
Capitoline Hill as part of a triad with Jupiter and Juno, and also had a temple
on the Aventine Hill in her capacity as Minerva Medica. Like all good engineers
she had many talents and was also credited with being the Roman Goddess of
Handicrafts, the Professions, the Arts and later War; the Italian Goddess of
Intelligence, Meditation and Inventiveness; the Queen of all Accomplishments and
Arts; and the Patron Goddess of Fullers, Dyers, Cobblers, Carpenters, Musicians,
Sculptors, Physicians, Actors, Poets, Schoolmasters, Schoolchildren and
Students.
The Minerva Society
So what is the Minerva Society? In essence it is a social society that enables you to keep in touch with friends and colleagues throughout the years. For those of you at the beginning of your careers this may not seem important. But eventually, you or others in your year, will leave. And keeping track of old friends can be difficult. Every year there is an Annual Dinner (usually in October) and every 5 years there is a Ball. Seating is such that you will sit with others from your year and the years around you. We usually manage to get a guest speaker of some note, and the informality of the evening usually manages to provide a few fireworks!! If you are eligible please join here.