The Roman goddess Minerva is the Greek's name for Athena, commonly known as the goddess of war and wisdom. She is often seen with an owl, which we know now as a sign of wisdom. She was never a child but was always a virgin. She was apparently childish and was from birth, armed. Her sheild has Medusa's head on it. The head was given to her from Perseus.
Link to Athena: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athena
Link to Perseus: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perseus
Edited, Fri May 5 21:41:31 2006