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Metis (lit. 'wisdom', 'skill', or 'craft'), in ancient Greek religion and mythology, was the goddess of good counsel and one of the Oceanids, the daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. She is notable for helping a young Zeus free his siblings from his father Cronus' belly by supplying him with a special drug. After Zeus became king of the cosmos, he and Metis were married, but after hearing a prophecy stating that after Metis gave birth to a daughter, she would have a son mightier than... Metis Greek Mythology, Metis Goddess Greek Mythology, Metis Goddess, Greek Titans, Epic Story, The Titans, A Daughter, Greek Goddess, Greek Gods

Metis (lit. 'wisdom', 'skill', or 'craft'), in ancient Greek religion and mythology, was the goddess of good counsel and one of the Oceanids, the daughters of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. She is notable for helping a young Zeus free his siblings from his father Cronus' belly by supplying him with a special drug. After Zeus became king of the cosmos, he and Metis were married, but after hearing a prophecy stating that after Metis gave birth to a daughter, she would have a son mightier…

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Leto (mythology) | Heroes Wiki | Fandom Gaia Greek Goddess, Rhea Goddess, Greek Gods Apollo, God Costume, Apollo Artemis, Mythological Paintings, Deity Art, Greek God Costume, Hellenic Polytheism

Leto is a Titan who became a goddess after her marriage to Zeus. She is known as the goddess of modesty, motherhood, kindness, childbirth, fertility, meekness, caring and protection. She is described as a being who is mild and gentle. She is one of the many lovers of Zeus. Leto is the mother of the twin deities Artemis and Apollo. Like her son Apollo, Leto has no Roman equivalent and is also known as Latona instead of Leto. Latona is a name for Leto in both Greek and Roman mythology, which…

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"Metis the Titan goddess of good council, advice, planning, cunning, craftiness, and wisdom" She is the mother of Athena Goddess Of Wisdom, The Royal Collection, Art Ancien, Roman Mythology, Medieval Period, A4 Poster, Oil Painting Reproductions, Caravaggio, Italian Art

In Greek mythology Metis was one of the elder Oceanids and the Titan-goddess of good counsel, planning, cunning and wisdom. She was a counsellor of Zeus during the Titan War and hatched the plan through which Cronus was forced to regurgitate his devoured children. In an odd reversal of fortune, Zeus swallowed Metis whole when a prophecy was revealed that she was destined to bear a son greater than his father. Metis afterwards bore a daughter, Athena, within the very belly of the god and…

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