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Metis (Wisdom) Greek A Titan, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, an Oceanid, or ocean Nymph, who was counted among the Titans.

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Metis (Wisdom) Greek A Titan, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, an Oceanid, or ocean Nymph, who was counted among the Titans. According to Hesiod, Metis was the first wife of the god Zeus. She was the wisest of all among both mortals and gods. It was Metis who advised Zeus to give his father, Cronus, a drink that would make him cough up the siblings of Zeus that Cronus had swallowed. When Metis became pregnant by Zeus, Uranus and Gaia advised Zeus to swallow Metis, lest her offspring overthrow him. This Zeus did, thus uniting his power with her wisdom. In due time his daughter Athene was born from his head, fully grown and clad in armor.

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