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Well, "tricked"...he swallowed her whole and after that, gave birth to their daughter Athena through his head. Which is a neat trick, of course.

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Who is Zeus' son with metis?

The only child Zeus had with Metis in myth was Athena.


Which daughter of Zeus shot out his head?

Athena Zeus and Metis got pregnant with Athena. When Zeus heard a prophecy that said any offspring of Metis and Zeus would be better then him he ate Metis. Metis gave birth to Athena in Zeus. Zeus complained of headaches, because Metis was doing spells in him, so he had a Hephaestus cut his head open. And out poped Athena from his forehead with weapons her mother gave her. Athena had thunderbolt and Aegis which she shared with Zeus.


Did Zeus turn to trickery and changed himself into disheveled cuckoo?

Yes, in Greek mythology, Zeus did turn to trickery by transforming himself into a disheveled cuckoo bird to seduce the Titaness Metis. This allowed him to trick her into coming closer and then he swallowed her whole. This act eventually led to Metis helping Zeus become the most powerful god in the pantheon.


Who was Zeus' first love?

According to Greek mythology, Zeus' first love was Metis, who was a Titaness known for her wisdom and cunning. Zeus eventually married Metis, who later became pregnant with Athena. However, Zeus feared a prophecy that their child, if born, would overthrow him, so he swallowed Metis whole.


Who seduces and drugs Zeus?

In Greek mythology, it was the Titaness Metis who seduced and drugged Zeus. Metis gave Zeus a drink that made him fall into a deep sleep, then she helped Cronus, Zeus's father, to force Zeus to disgorge his siblings whom he had swallowed.

Related Questions

What was the relationship between Zeus and metis?

Metis was the mother of Zeus's daughter Athena.


Who is Zeus' son with metis?

The only child Zeus had with Metis in myth was Athena.


Who was Zeus' second wife?

Zeus had many wives, the second of which was Metis. Metis gave birth to Athena. Because of prophecies claiming that Metis' second child would replace him, Zeus proceeded to eat Metis. Zeus was a horrendous jerk.


Did Metis die when Zeus swallowed Metis?

Nom.


What was Zeus' first wife's name?

His first wife was Metis


What Egyptian god ate his children?

None of them; you are perhaps confusing Egyptian myth with Greek, in which the Greek god Cronus swallowed whole his children by Rhea: Hera, Hades, Hestia, Demeter and Poseidon. they were spat back up with a trick of Zeus and Metis - Metis was mother of Athena and was pregnant with her when Zeus feared that Metis would have a son to usurp him as he had done to his father and in turn swallowed Metis.


How many kids did zeus had with metis?

Zeus and Metis had only one child together, the goddess Athena.


Who were Athena's parent?

Her father was Zeus, and her mother was Metis.


How did Zeus kill metis?

Metis was Athena's mother. An oracle consulted Zeus while she was pregnant with Athena telling him that the child would one day overtake him and olympus. Zeus, afraid then ate Metis.


Who was Zeus' 1st wife?

Metis was Zeus's first wife in some myths. But mostly in the original myths, Hera was Zeus's first wife.


Was athena a daughter of zeus?

Yes she was the daughter of Zeus and Metis


Why did Zeus eat Athena's mother?

It was prophesied that Athena's mother, Metis, would bear children more powerful than Zeus. After lying with Metis, Zeus ate Metis in order to forestall that prophecy. But he was too late: Metis had already conceived and Athena eventually leaped from Zeus' forehead, fully-grown and armed.