Public Monuments, Places and Modern Culture
- A small Roman shrine to Minerva (the only one still in situ in the UK) stands in Handbridge, Chester. It sits in a public park, overlooking the River Dee.
- Minerva circle is one of the famous and busiest circles in Bangalore, India. It gets its name from an eponymous movie theatre that used to be located there.
- The Minerva Roundabout in Guadalajara, Mexico, located at the crossing of the López Mateos, Vallarta, López Cotilla, Agustín Yáñez and Golfo de Cortez avenues, features the goddess standing on a pedestal, surrounded by a large fountain, with an inscription which says "Justice, wisdom and strength guard this loyal city".
- Minerva is displayed as a statue in the Minneapolis Central Library in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Minerva is displayed as a statue in Pavia, Italy, near the train station, and is considered as an important landmark in the city.
- A statue of Minerva stands atop the dome of the Mitchell Library in Glasgow, Scotland.
- A seven foot statue of Minerva stands at the highest point in Brooklyn, overlooking New York Harbor, located in Green-Wood Cemetery.
- A bronze statue of Minerva lies in monument square Portland, Maine. "Our Lady of Victories Monument" dedicated 1891, Richard Morris Hunt and Franklin Simmons.
- In the Harry Potter series, J.K Rowling named a leading female character Minerva McGonagall in light of the Goddess. Indeed the character's main trait was that of wisdom - a clear inspiration from the Goddess. Also, like Minerva (who had the ability to transform into an owl), the character of McGonagall had the ability to transfigure into a cat. Also, like Minerva's other trait as a goddess of war, Minerva McGonagall is shown to be a good and courageous soldier, actually dueling Tom Marvolo Riddle himself.
- In the Percy Jackson & The Olympians and The Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan Athena is the mother of Annabeth Chase, one of the main characters in both series and has appeared in a few of the books.
- Philadelphia disc jockey Pierre Robert owns a VW Micro-bus named Minerva.
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