Differences And Similarities Between Athena And Minerva

In this quarter, we learned about Greek and Roman civilization, and we were told that the Roman adapted their gods and goddesses from the Greek mythology. For this report, we have decided to do a comparison between a deity in Greek mythology and Roman mythology. In this case, we chose to do a research about Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war, and her Roman counterpart, Minerva. They shared many similar aspects, though they are distinct from one another. The differences and similarities we have gathered from doing research are as follow:

First of all, Athena was the goddess of wisdom and war, and was mostly emphasized in Greek mythology. Legends said she was born fully grown from the head of Zeus, the god of sky and thunder. Since then,