**Image: Birth of Athena -- René-Antoine Houasse - Minerva**
Parentage: Daughter of Oceanus and Tethys
Titan Goddess of: Wisdom, Prudence, Deep Thought, Good Counsel, Planning, Cunning, Wisdom
Considered an Oceanid
Counsellor to Zeus during Titan War, Created plan to have Kronos regurgitate his children
Regarded as an aspect of Zeus in Homeric poems
Prophecy: Would bear two children, the first Athena, the second a son so powerful that he would overthrow Zeus
Most myths depict Athena as motherless, the Ancient Greeks believed the child came from the father and the mother played no part (other than birth)
Myth:
Zeus tricked Metis into turning herself into a fly and swallowed her
Metis was already pregnant with Athena
Inside Zeus' stomach Metis created a helmet for Athena
Zeus was in so much pain that he asked Hephaestus to hit him in the head with an ax
Zeus' head opened and Athena jumped out, fully grown and clad in armor
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RomansaIt's been years since the war ended. I always thought our Alpha was a hero. I always believed it was because of him that we won. I never knew that he wasn't alone. I never knew that his Alpha Female, his mate, planned it all. Three days ago she die...
