Athena
Athena, the goddess of wisdom, was the favorite child of Zeus. She had sprung fully grown from her father's head.
Her mother was Metis, goddess of prudence, The first wife of Zeus. He depended on her, for he needed her wise council, but Mother Earth warned him that, were Metis to bear him a son, this son would dethrone him as Zeus had dethroned Cronus, his father who had dethroned his father, Uranus. This must not happen, thought Zeus , but he could not do without her advice, so he decided to swallow her. Slyly, he proposed that they play a game of changing shapes, and Metis, forgetting her prudence, playfully turned herself into all kinds of animals, big and small. Just as she had taken the shape of a little fly, Zeus opened his mouth wide, took a deep breathe, and zip! he swallowed the fly. Ever after, Metis sat in his head, guiding him from there.
Now it happened that Metis was going to have a daughter, and she sat in Zeus's head hammering out a helmet and weaving a splendid robe for the coming child. Soon Zeus began to suffer from pounding headaches and cried out in agony. All the gods came running to help him and skilled Hephaestus grasped his tools and split open his fathers skull. Out sprang Athena, wearing he robe and the helmet, her grey eyes flashing. Thunder roared and the gods stood in awe.
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Greek Myths
RandomThese are a bunch of Greek myths that I have heard from family members. These myths were told by word of mouth so I tried my best to add as much detail as i possibly could. Some you will defiantly be familiar with and others not so much so i hope yo...
