![]() It's good to read an account of someone who really had it tough, and came through it all. That aside - and thinking we have it tough now. ![]() ![]() Perhaps someone on here knows her real identity. She is often depicted with her sacred creature, an owl, which symbolizes her ties to wisdom, although also missing from the Town Hall. The Roman Goddess of Minerva (modelled on the Greek, Athena) was the virgin goddess of poetry, medicine, wisdom, commerce, weaving, crafts, magic. Terry Cavanagh's, Public Sculpture of Liverpool, seems equally vague about it, erring cautiously on the Britainnia side - despite acknowledging that Britainnia normally wears a shield and holds a trident - missing on the Town Hall sculpture. It appears that local historians can't make up their minds up too. ' Minerva - who's that?' I first thought. Paperback 240 Pages Published: We can order this from the publisher UK delivery within 3-4 weeks Quantity. It also features on the cover of the book. The Latchkey Kid (Paperback) Helen Forrester (author) Sign in to write a review. The book was originally called Minerva's Stepchild, referring to the statue on top of the Town Hall's dome, in Castle Street. ![]() ![]() I decided to move on to the sequel, Liverpool Miss, which is set in early Thirties Liverpool, after the depression. And having already read Twopence to Cross The Mersey some years ago. After reading about Helen Forrester's (b. ![]()
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