Editing Minerva (section)

=== Bath ===
During Roman rule, Minerva became equated with the Celtic goddess [[Sulis]], to the degree where their names were used both together and interchangeably.<ref name="Henig-1984" /> She was believed to preside over the healing hot springs located in [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]].<ref name="Sauer-1996">{{Cite journal|last=Sauer|first=Eberhard|title=An Inscription from Northern Italy, the Roman Temple Complex in Bath and Minerva as a Healing Goddess in Gallo-Roman Religion|date=March 1996|journal=Oxford Journal of Archaeology|volume=15|pages=63–93|doi=10.1111/j.1468-0092.1996.tb00074.x}}</ref> Though Minerva is not a water deity, her association with intellectual professions as ''Minerva Medica'' she could also be thought of as a healing goddess, the epigraphic evidence present makes it clear that this is how Minerva was thought of in Bath.<ref name="Sauer-1996" />

Some of the archaeological evidence present in Bath leads scholars to believe that it was thought Minerva could provide full healing from things such as rheumatism via the hot springs if she was given full credit for the healing.<ref name="Henig-1984" />

The temple of Sulis Minerva was known for having a miraculous altar-fire that burned coal as opposed to the traditional wood.<ref name="Henig-1984" />