Minerva was the patroness of learn-
ing; and Juvenal tells us that ambitious young schol-
ars were wont at this time to to images of
the goddess which cost them a penny of their pocket-
money their prayers for success and fame.
ing; and Juvenal tells us that ambitious young schol-
ars were wont at this time to to images of
the goddess which cost them a penny of their pocket-
money their prayers for success and fame.
Ovid - 1865 - Ovid by Alfred Church
