god
Minerva
also: Athena
Roman goddess of wisdom and war (Greek Athena); used via the myth of her birth fully armed from Jupiter's head as a figure for ideas that arrive complete without gradual development.
Reading notes
- On Women and Their Vocation §1 Minerva from the head of Jupiter
In Roman myth, Minerva (Athena) sprang fully armed from the head of Jupiter (Zeus) — an ancient image of ideas that arrive complete and ready, without gradual development.