Professor McGonagall cont.

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> Kethryn <kethryn at w...> wrote:
> <snip> I thought AHHA Athena...she has an owl.  And then I thought, 
> nah, no one will get it so I looked up Athena's Roman counterpart.  
> Rather to my surprise, her Roman counterpart is (drum roll please) 
> Minerva.  So now we have our very own resident Goddess at Hogwarts.  
> 
> Anyway, I just thought that was interesting.  What do you all make 
> of it?

Griffin782002:
> Em... Perhaps this is an indication that she is wise.


I just found this reference this past week:
Galadriel Waters' Book 1~Chapter 1 Analysis-Rowlinguistics:
"For Minerva McGonagall's name, J.K.R. uses alliteration, a technique 
she obviously liks a lot.  Minerva is the Roman name for Athena, the 
Greek goddess of learing, wisdom, war, and crafts.  Athena also just 
happens to have a famed reputation for morphing herself and others 
into clever disguises.  Her symbols are the owl and the olive tree.  
We can assume that Minerva McGonagall is intelligent and a formidable 
opponent, and she is likely to be proud of her clan. (p.11)"

Susan