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The story of her birth comes in several versions. In the one most commonly cited, Zeus lay with Metis, the goddess of crafty thought and wisdom, but he immediately feared the consequences. It had been prophesied that Metis would bear children more powerful than the sire,[18] even Zeus himself. In order to forestall these dire consequences, after lying with Metis, Zeus "put her away inside his own belly;" he "swallowed her down all of a sudden."[19] He was too late: Metis had already conceived.
Eventually Zeus experienced an enormous headache; Prometheus, Hephaestus, Hermes, Ares, or Palaemon cleaved Zeus's head with the double-headedMinoan axe, the labrys. Athena leaped from Zeus's head, fully grown and armed, with a shout- "and pealed to the broad sky her clarion cry of war. And Ouranos trembled to hear, and Mother Gaia..." . Plato, in the Laws, attributes the cult of Athena to the culture of Crete, introduced, he thought, from Libya during the dawn of Greek culture
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What is the relationship between Athena and Zeus?
Zeus is the father of Athena, he ate Athena's pregnant mother. One day, Zeus had a headache so he split his head with and axe and Athena burst forth
Who is the daughter of Zeus who was born in from his head?
Athena
Which daughter of Zeus came from his head?
Athena
What children came out of Zeus' head?
Athena
Who sprouted out of Zeus' head full-grown?
athena
In Greek mythology who are Athena's sisters?
As Athena was the only creature to spring from Zeus' head, she has no siblings.
What are the relations did Zeus have?
Athena had a relationship with Zeus because Zeus had a really bad head ache and one of the cyclops made an axe and chopped Zeus's head and Athena popped out of his head. So Athena was his daughter.
The goddess Athena was Zeus daughter. how was Athena born?
Athena was born by splitting through the head of Zeus.
What gift did Zeus give to Athena?
Athena doesn't have a mother. Athena came out of Zeus head so Zeus gave Athena the gift of wisdom and battle strategy.
Did Zeus give birth to Athena?
Not in the literal sense, no. Athena sprung forth from Zeus' head.
Where ws Athena born?
athena was born out of zeus's head
Who spouted out of the head of Zeus?
Athena
Who were Athena the greek gods parrents?
Zeus And Metis Athena sprung out the head of Zeus because Zeus swallowed her mother metis even before Athena was born
What is the relationship between Athena and Zeus?
Zeus is the father of Athena, he ate Athena's pregnant mother. One day, Zeus had a headache so he split his head with and axe and Athena burst forth
How did Zeus give birth to Athena?
She sprung from the head of Zeus. (She had no mother)
Who is the daughter of Zeus who was born in from his head?
Athena
What part of Zeus was Athena born from?
His head.
