Minerva

Minerva , ae, f.: an Italian goddess, understood to be the same as the Greek Athena; the goddess of wisdom, of the liberal and industrial arts, and of systematic or strategic warfare, 2.31, et al.; (meton.), wisdom, wit; household work, spinning, the loom, etc., 5.284, et al.

Mĭnerva (old orthogr. Menerva, like magester, leber, etc., acc. to Quint. 1, 4, 17), ae, f. [from the root men, whence mens, memini, moneo, etc.; v. infra],

• a Roman goddess, identified with the Grecian Pallas Athene, the daughter of Zeus, and the goddess of wisdom, of sense and reflection, of the arts and sciences, of poetry, and of spinning and weaving: Minerva dicta, quod bene moneat. Hanc enim pagani pro sapientiā ponebant; Cornificius vero, quod fingatur pingaturque minitans armis, eandem dictam putat, Paul. ex Fest. p. 123 Müll.; cf. Cic. N. D. 1, 30, 180; 3, 23, 59; Varr. L. L. 5, § 74 Müll.: daedala, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. s. v. daedalam, p. 68: Minerva nostra, custos urbis, Cic. Fam. 12, 25, 1: Minerva Iliensis, Ulp. Fragm. 22, 6: Aristoteles ... Minervam esse Lunam probabilibus argumentis demonstrat, Arn. 3, 31.—Prov.: pingui or crassā Minervā aliquid facere, without art, skill, or learning, plainly, rudely, Col. 1 praef. § 33; Cic. Lael. 5, 19: rusticus crassā Minervā, Hor. S. 2, 2, 3: invitā Minervā, contrary to the bent of one's genius or natural abilities, against the grain, Hor. A. P. 385: quia nihil decet invitā, ut aiunt, Minervā, id est adversante et repugnante naturā, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 301: sus Minervam (docet), a stupid man will instruct a wise one, Cic. Ac. 1, 5, 18: omnis Minervae homo, jack - of - alltrades, Petr. 43, 8: MINERVA MEDICA, i. e. medicina, the goddess of health, Inscr. Rein. 11, 81: fecit ex ebore aeque Minervam, a statue of Minerva, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 54. —Transf.
• • A A working in wool, spinning and weaving: tolerare colo vitam tenuique Minervā ( = telā, lanificio), Verg. A. 8, 409; Ov. M. 4, 33; Prop. 2, 9, 5.—
  • B To form the name of a place.
  • • 1 Minervae Arx, v. Minervius, II. B.—
    • 2 Minervae Promontorium, a promontory in Campania, to the south-east of Surrentum, the abode of the Sirens, now Punta della Capanella, Liv. 40, 18, 8; Ov. M. 15, 709.

Minerva, ae, f. (etrusk. Menerfa od. Meurfa), eine römische Gottheit, identitch mit der griechischen Ἀθήνη, Tochter des Zeus, Göttin der Weisheit, des Verstandes u. Nachdenkens, der Künste u. Wissenschaften (des Spinnens, Webens, der Poesie usw.), auch des Krieges, insofern er mit Einsicht geführt wird, Erfinderin des Öls u. der Bearbeitung der Wolle usw., Varro LL. 5, 74. Cic. de nat. deor. 3, 53 u. 55. Ov. fast. 3, 815 sqq.: Minerva medica, Göttin der Heilkunst, Corp. inscr. Lat. 6, 10133. – sprichw., crassā Minervā od. pingui, ut aiunt, Minervā, von od. mit derbem, schlichtem Hausverstande, Hor. sat. 2, 2, 3. Cic. de amic. 19. Colum. 1. praef. 33: sus Minervam (docet), wenn ein Dummer einen Klugen belehren will, Cic. Acad. 1, 18: invitā Minervā alqd dicere, facere etc., ohne Geschick, ohne Beruf, Cic. de off. 1, 110. Hor. de art. poët. 385: non invitā Minervā, Cic. ep. 12, 25, 1: omnis Minervae homo, er war in allen Sätteln gerecht, er trieb's in jeder Weise, Petron. 43, 8. – meton. (poet.) = Wollarbeit (Spinnen, Weben usw.), Verg. Aen. 8, 409. Prop. 2, 9, 5 u. 4, 5, 23. Hor. carm. 3, 12, 5. Arnob. 5, 45. – ➳ arch. Genet. Minerves, Fasti Philoc. im Corp. inscr. Lat. 1². p. 260. – Nbf. Menerva, Quint. 1, 4, 17. Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 1457; 14, 4105: Dat. Menervai, Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 1462. Dav.: a) Minervālis, e, die Mi nerva (d.i. Gelehrsamkeit u. Verstand) betreffend, artes, Tert. de spect. 11: M. munus = minerval (w. s.), Hieron. in epist. ad Ephes. 6, 4: magister M., Vorsteher des Minervadienstes, Corp. inscr. Lat. 5, 7462 u. 7565. – Plur. subst., Minervālia, ium, n., Festlichkeiten zu Ehren der Minerva, Serg. comm. in Donat. 434, 32 K. – b) Minervius, a, um, minervisch, cives Minervii, v. den Athenern, Arnob.: nomen, der Minerva, Arnob. – subst., Minervium, iī, n., α) ein Tempel der Minerva, Varro LL. 5, 47. Arnob. 6, 6. – β) Stadt u. Burg (arx Minervae, Verg. Aen. 3, 531) mit einem alten, ehemals reichen Tempel der Minerva, südl. von Hydruntum in Kalabrien, Seehafen, ältester Sitz der Salentiner, von den Römern 125 v. Chr. kolonisiert, j. Castro, mit dem Hafen Porto Badisco, Liv. 45, 16, 5. Vell. 1, 15, 4.

Minerva [CL] 1 Minerva, Italian goddess of handicrafts or wisdom (usu identified with Athena); b (dist. from Athena). aurea sternuntur fundo simulacra Minervae Aldh. VirgV 1331; simulacrum Palladis, id est ~ae GlC P 89; cum gentium philosophi ‥ septenarium ~e adtribuerint Abbo QG 22 (49); vestra ‥ humilitas me comparat ~ae et vocat ‘montem’ Anselm (Sacr. prol.) II 239; ~a ‥ jam Athenas deseruit, jam a Roma recessit, jam Parisius preterivit, jam ad Britanniam ‥ accessit feliciter R. Bury Phil. 9. 157.  b Palladis et ~e studia, Muse viz. et militie castra ‥ sese semper concomitari solent Gir. PI III 12 p. 259. 2 wisdom, wit, intelligence; b (as honorific address, sts. iron.). sale ~e ‥ conditum G. Mon. I 1 (v. 2 condire b); ille chorus super tam copiosa loquentis munera [MS: minerva] alterutrum admirans Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 61; regni consuetudinem talem esse ‥ declarantes tanquam ~am vestram et vestrorum in hoc instruere posset Gir. Symb. I 22 p. 263; hic Omerus est elinguis / et minerva Flacci pinguis, / hic est traulus Tullius Walt. Wimb. Virgo 82.  b qui ‥ carminis delectamento aures ~e tue mulcerent G. Mon. VII 2; quia igitur vestre non placet ~e ut nobis quod exigimus perficiatur, nos hoc in medium relinquimus Chr. Battle f. 68v..

Mĭnerva (9) (arch. Mĕnerva, cf. Quint. 1, 4, 17 ), æ, f. , Minerve, [identifiée avec Pallas des Grecs, fille de Jupiter] : invita Minerva Cic. Off. 1, 110, malgré Minerve, malgré les dispositions naturelles ; pingui Minerva Cic. Læl. 19 ; crassa Minerva Hor. S. 2, 2, 3, avec le gros bon sens || travail de la laine : Virg. En. 8, 409 || Minervæ promunturium Liv. 40, 18, 8, promontoire de Minerve [en Campanie].

minerva, ae. f.
學女神。六兿女神。Id facere invita Minerva 無才而强行此。Id facere crassa vel pingui Minerva 粗鲁作。Omnis Minervae homo 各學之人。Tolerare vitam tenui Minerva 攻羊毛度日。

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Minerva ae, f

• 1 MAN-, the goddess of wisdom, sense, and reflection, of the arts and sciences, of poetry, and of spinning and weaving, identified with the Grecian Athene, T., H., O.—Prov.: agamus pingui Minervā, i. e. without art, rudely: rusticus crassā Minervā, H.: invitā Minervā, against one's bent, H.: causam egi non invitā Minervā, not unaptly: sus Minervam (docet), i. e. the fool instructs the wise.—A working in wool, spinning and weaving: tolerare colo vitam tenuique Minervā (i. e. telā), V.: Intempestiva, O.

Minerva

originally Menerva (Etruscan, Menfra). One of the great Roman divinities, the goddess of wisdom; identified with the Greek Athene (q.v.). Her name contains the same root as mens, me-min-i, mentio, etc., and she is accordingly the thinking, calculating, and inventive power personified. Iupiter was the first, Iuno the second, and Minerva the third in the number of the Capitoline divinities. Tarquin, the son of Demaratus, was believed to have united the three divinities in one common temple, and hence, when repasts were prepared for the gods, these three always went together. She was the daughter of Iupiter, and is said to have sometimes wielded the thunderbolts of her father. As Minerva was a virgin divinity, and her father the supreme god, the Romans easily identified her with the Greek Athené, and accordingly all the attributes of Athené were gradually transferred to the Roman Minerva; but we confine ourselves at present to those which were peculiar to the Roman goddess. Being a maiden goddess, her sacrifices consisted of calves which had not borne the yoke. She is said to have invented numbers; and it is added that the law respecting the driving in of the annual nail was for this reason attached to her temple. (See clavus.) She was worshipped as the patroness of all the arts and trades, and at her festival she was particularly invoked by all who desired to distinguish themselves in any art or craft, such as painting, poetry, the art of teaching, medicine, dyeing, spinning, weaving, and the like. This character of the goddess may be perceived also from the proverbs “to do a thing pingui Minerva,” i. e. to do a thing in an awkward or clumsy manner; and sus Minervam (docet) of a stupid person who presumed to set right an intelligent one. Minerva, however, was the patroness, not only of women, on whom she conferred skill in sewing, spinning, weaving, etc., but she also guided men in the dangers of war, where victory is gained by cunning, prudence, courage, and perseverance. Hence she was represented with a helmet, shield, and a coat of mail; and the booty made in war was frequently dedicated to her. Minerva was further believed to be the inventor of musical instruments, especially wind instruments, the use of which was very important in religious worship, and which were accordingly subjected to a sort of purification every year on the last day of the festival of Minerva. This festival lasted five days, from the 19th to the 23d of March, and was called Quinquatrus, because it began on the fifth day after the Ides of the month. On this date the Roman boys brought to their teachers the school fee (Minerval). This number of days was not accidental, for we are told that the number five was sacred to Minerva. The most ancient temple of Minerva at Rome was probably that on the Capitol; another existed on the Aventine; and she had a chapel at the foot of the Caelian Hill, where she bore the surname of Capta— a title borrowed from the Faliscans, but of doubtful import (Ovid, Fasti, iii. 843).