The Birth of

Athena
Presented by: Jemima Navarro (X – Nobel)
PART I: Zeus fell in love with Metis

• Zeus fell in love with Metis

• Metis tried to escape by
changing her form into various
creatures
• Zeus was determined and
continued his pursuit until she
relented
 PART II: The Prophecy

• Oracle of Gaea predicted that

Metis' first child would be a girl,
and her second child would be a
boy who would defeat Zeus
• Zeus took this warning seriously
because it had occurred to his
father and grandfather
PART III: Evading the Prophecy
• Zeus swallowed his wife, unaware
of the unborn child
• Metis, stuck in Zeus' skull, made
weapons for her child that
caused his headaches
• Hermes called Hephaestus to
take a wedge and split open Zeus’
skull
PART IV: The Born of Athena

• Out of skull sprang Athena, fully

grown, in a full set of armor and
ready for war.
• Athena became the goddess of
war, wisdom, and crafts.
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• https://www.theoi.com/articles/how-was-athena-born/
• https://mythologysource.com/how-was-athena-born/
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Birth_of_Athena/birth_of_athena.html#google_vignette
• https://www.britannica.com/topic/Zeus
• https://www.greekmythology.com/Titans/Metis/
metis.html
• https://greekgodsandgoddesses.net/gods/hephaestus/
• https://mythologysource.com/hermes-greek-god/
• https://www.greekmythology.com/Olympians/Athena/
athena.html