She was the virgin goddess of music, poetry, medicine, wisdom, commerce, weaving, crafts, and magic. She is often depicted with her sacred creature, an owl usually named as the  owl of Minerva , which symbolizes that she is connected to wisdom.
After his death, Handel's Italian operas fell into obscurity, except for selections such as the aria from Serse,  Ombra mai fu . FÃ¹ the oratorios continued to be performed but not long After'handel s death they were thought to need some, modernisation And mozart orchestrated A german version Of messiah and other. works
Despite his limited mastery of the English language, Handel made a triumphant entrÃ©e into London society. His operas were immensely successful there for a time, and it was for London that Handel composed his two most universally popular orchestral works, the Music for the Royal Fireworks, and the three Water Music suites.