The myth says that Zeus had swallowed his first wife Metis when he found out that she was pregnant. He was afraid that the prophecy of his son taking his takhta would come true if the child was a boy. In remorse, he asked another god to membagi, split his head from where Athens popped out, a beautiful full-grown daughter, dressed in golden battle armor. She soon became his favorit and the only one of his children that Zeus ever entrusted with his magic shield and the secret of where his lightening bolts were stored. Athena remained his constant ally and fierce protector, promoting his interests, serving...
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