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After the Titanomachy, the 10-year war among the immortals, she was pursued by Zeus and they got married. [7] [2] Zeus himself is titled Metieta (Ancient Greek: Μητίετα, lit. 'the wise counsellor'), in the Homeric poems. Metis was both a threat to Zeus and an indispensable aid. [8] He lay with her, but immediately feared the consequences.
Zeus (/ zj uː s /, Ancient Greek: Ζεύς) [a] is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion and mythology, who rules as king of the gods on Mount Olympus.. Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea, the youngest of his siblings to be born, though sometimes reckoned the eldest as the others required disgorging from Cronus's stomach.
Zeus, by Gaia's advice, was elected king of the gods, and he distributed various honors among the gods. [25] Zeus then married his first wife Metis, but when he learned that Metis was fated to produce a son which might overthrow his rule, by the advice of Gaia and Uranus, Zeus swallowed Metis (while still pregnant with Athena). And so Zeus ...
Some notable Oceanides include: Asia/Clymene, wife of Iapetus; Clymene, mother of the demigod Phaethon; Clytie, who turned into a heliotropium when Helios left her; Doris, the wife of the sea-god Nereus; Metis, Zeus' first wife, whom Zeus impregnated with Athena and then swallowed; Styx, goddess of the river Styx Prometheus
Rhea brought Zeus to a cave in Crete, where he was raised by Amalthea and the Meliae. Upon reaching adulthood, Zeus masqueraded as Cronus' cupbearer. Once he had been established as a servant of Cronus, the Oceanid Metis gave Zeus a mixture of mustard and wine [citation needed] which would cause Cronus to vomit out his swallowed children, now ...
The daughter of Zeus and the Oceanid Metis, she rose from her father's head fully grown and in full battle armor. Her symbols include the owl and the olive tree. Hephaestus: Vulcan: Master blacksmith and craftsman of the gods; god of the forge, craftsmanship, invention, fire and volcanoes. The son of Hera, either by Zeus or through ...
Print of Clio, made in the 16th–17th century. Preserved in the Ghent University Library. [2]The word Muses (Ancient Greek: Μοῦσαι, romanized: Moûsai) perhaps came from the o-grade of the Proto-Indo-European root *men-(the basic meaning of which is 'put in mind' in verb formations with transitive function and 'have in mind' in those with intransitive function), [3] or from root *men ...
Bia and her siblings were constant companions of Zeus. [4] They achieved this honour after supporting him in the Titan War along with their mother. [5] Bia is one of the characters named in the Greek tragedy Prometheus Bound, attributed to Aeschylus, where Hephaestus is compelled by the gods to bind Prometheus after he was caught stealing fire and offering the gift to mortals.