A 13-year-old boy hiking with his father near an Israeli quarry unearthed a nearly two-millennia-old ring engraved with the image of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom and battle, officials said.

Despite his wisdom and majesty ... his identity had merged with the more serious Roman god Jupiter. And this new Zeus/Jupiter was to become the supremely just, powerful, and even benevolent ...

Wisdom is personified, and if we look closely enough, we see that God has shared wisdom with us through his creation. As I read this selection, and researched what to make of it, I was pointed to ...

Roman religion was split in two ... and Minerva (goddess of craft and wisdom). Other major gods included Mars (god of war), Mercury (god of trade and messenger of the gods) and Bacchus (god ...

This stunning marble depiction of the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare will go on ... from a sculpture carved during the time of the Roman emperor Augustus (31 B.C.E. to 14 C.E ...

They made offerings at temples and shrines to make them happy. Image caption, A statue of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom. They also borrowed new gods from the people they conquered ...

They made offerings at temples and shrines to make them happy. Image caption, A statue of Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom. They also borrowed new gods from the people they conquered ...