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.