Mythology: Athena was born from Zeus's head — fully armed and adul…

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Did you know? Athena was born from Zeus's head — fully armed and adult. Zeus had swallowed her mother Metis; the headache was so bad that Hephaestus opened his head with an axe, and Athena leapt out with a war cry. She became goddess of wisdom, strategy and craft.

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Athena was born from Zeus's head — fully armed and adult. Zeus had swallowed her mother Metis; the headache was so bad that Hephaestus opened his head with an axe, and Athena leapt out with a war cry. She became goddess of wisdom, strategy and craft.

Athene werd geboren uit het hoofd van Zeus — volledig gewapend en volwassen. Zeus had haar moeder Metis ingeslikt; de hoofdpijn was zo erg dat Hephaistos zijn hoofd opende met een bijl, en Athene sprong eruit met een oorlogsschreeuw. Ze werd godin van wijsheid, strategie en handwerk.

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