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ROMAN GODDESS MINERVA - GODDESS OF WISDOM
FOR CREATING INVENTIONS

“A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS.”
Well said! Therefore ponder what is being conveyed
in these pictures that our (Christian?) founding fathers
considered to be acceptable expressions of the
source of divine guidance upon this “One Nation
Under God.” Let us keep in mind that the real issue
for us as Christians is that we are being fed a steady
diet of America as a nation founded by the God of the
Bible and that our founding fathers, being dedicated
men of God, established this nation on God-centered
principles that reflect those Christian beliefs. Knowing
well that God wants no other gods (placed) before
Him (Ex. 20:3-4), would you have approved of such
pagan imagery as in harmony with your Christian
beliefs?

In the above segment, we should note the imagery of notable mortal men receiving their inspiration and
ability to invent as being from “the immortal gods” – not from the God of the Bible. This blasphemous
theme of attributing inspiration “to the gods” (the gods of ancient Roman Empire), runs throughout this
mural as we shall see. No credit whatsoever is given in this mural to Jesus Christ, “…in whom all the
treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden” (Col. 2:3). Rather we have as center stage, the Roman
goddess Minerva – goddess of wisdom for creating inventions, instructing American inventors
Benjamin Franklin, (revered today as having been a devout Christian), Samuel Morse (inventor of the
Magnetic Telegraph) and Robert Fulton (inventor of the steamship).

The depiction of this RROOMMAANNGGOODDDDEESSSS OOFF WWAARR MMIINNEERRVVAA//PPEERRSSEEPPHHOONNEE
fictitious patriotic

American heroine as
savior and protector of
the nation, reminds me of
her modern-day equal
that was so popular in the
1940-1950 war era, the

comic book heroine,
“Wonder Woman.”
Same role, same mission,
just fewer clothes.

This ancient “Wonder Woman”
is the Roman goddess of war,
Persephone/Minerva. In the mural
she is depicted as aggressively and
offensively descending upon the two
named hated foes of America,
“Tyranny and Kingly Power.”
For wars to be endured by the
people they must become justified

as righteous wars.
Rome aggressively pursued (and

conquered) much of the world
around it in the name of just wars
against “Tyranny and Kingly Power.”

America, having the same philosophy as its ancient predecessor, keeps its people busy with justified wars against
the world’s “Tyranny and Kingly Powers.” Wars such as Afghanistan and Iraq demonstrate the point. Iran may be
next on America’s righteous hit list.