Owl Of Minerva

Owl Of Minerva

Minerva was the Roman goddess of wisdom and of war. The owl was the symbol of her wisdom.
Minerva herself was derived from the Greek goddess Athena and Athena is also often portrayed with her owl. Many Roman deities are directly taken from Greek predecessors.


The owl of Minerva spreads its wings only with the falling of the dusk.
---G. W. F. Hegel, 1821