Minerva

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{{era|AC2|Brotherhood|Renaissance|bbook|TWCB}}
{{WP-REAL}}
{{Character Infobox
|name = Minerva
|image = Minerva.JPG
|imgdesc = Minerva's in-game model
|faction = [[Those Who Came Before]]
|appear = ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''
|voice = [[Margaret Easley]]}}

{{quote|Here sits the king of all Olympus, and beside him stands Wisdom, to guide his rule.|Minerva's and [[Jupiter]]'s [[Monteriggioni Statuettes|statuette]] description.|Assassin's Creed II}}

'''Minerva''', previously known as both '''Merva''', '''Mera''' and so on, was one of the many members of [[Those Who Came Before]].

==Message in the Vault==
[[File:Ezios_and_Minervas_Talk.jpg|thumb|left|Minerva speaking with Ezio Auditore in The Vault]]
Minerva appeared as a hologram figure within [[Vatican Vault|The Vault]], and revealed little of the origin of [[Humans|humanity]] within her people's history.

Minerva explained how humans came to be, what the [[Pieces of Eden]] were for, and why her people no longer control the humans, or even exist at all. She stated the purpose of the vaults built across the planet, and explained of the disaster that Earth once suffered. She referred to [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] as the "prophet," and during most of her appearance, she spoke to someone Ezio could not see, thus confusing him. She then clarified that she was not speaking ''with'' him, but ''through'' him.

Minerva apparently knew that [[Desmond Miles]] would one day relive Ezio's memories, as she seemingly addressed the camera (or Desmond's perception of the scene through the [[Animus]]) throughout her monologue, and concluded by saying, "the rest is up to you... Desmond," much to his ancestor's confusion. As Ezio tried ese roots, it can be safely assumed that the Greek goddess Athena also came from Minerva's influence.
*Minerva is also one of the statuettes that must be collected and placed on a pedestal with her "partner" [[Jupiter]], at the [[Auditore Villa]].
*Minerva's knowledge of Desmond reliving Ezio's memories implies Those Who Came Before could see the future.
*Minerva's name root (Proto-Indo-European ''mn-'' and Latin ''men-'') links her to memory, remembrance, or recollection, which is what her role is in the game (in helping the Assassins, or humanity, remember their past). This parallels [[Juno]]'s role in her name, which means "to warn."
*Minerva, of the Roman mythology, equates with the Greek goddess Athena.

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