However, Metis took the form of intelligence and gave birth to a daughter, who grew inside her father's head. To prevent the prophecy from taking place, Zeus tricked Metis into taking the form of a fly and swallowed her whole. A prophecy had once foretold that Metis would give birth to a daughter and then a son who would be more powerful than his father, which posed a problem as Metis was already pregnant with their first child. History Birth and Accession to the OlympiansĪthena was born to Zeus and his first wife, the Titaness Metis. 1.1 Birth and Accession to the Olympians.Perdix, Icarus, Orytheia and Pandion I (grandchildren) Potamoi, Tiberinus, Oceanids, (maternal uncles and aunts)Įrikhthonios, Daedalus, George Washington, Frederic Bartholdi, Malcolm Pace (sons) Poseidon, Hades and Chiron (paternal uncles) The Horai, the Moirai, the Muses, the Charites, Persephone, Hebe, Enyo, Eileithyia, Artemis, Britomartis, Angelos, Aletheia, Pandeia, Herse, Agdistis, Herophile, Thalia Grace (paternal half-sisters)Īres, Apollo, Hermes, Dionysus Perseus, Minos, Hercules, Tantalus, Aeacus, Megaros, Lacadaemon, Tityus, Rhadamanthys, Sarpedon, Amphion, Zethus, Dardanos, Iason, Eetion, Epaphus, Demetrius, Akheilos, Caerus (paternal half-brothers) Oceanus and Tethys (maternal grandparents)
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