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1 day ago · Prometheus' torment by the eagle and his rescue by Heracles were popular subjects in vase paintings of the 6th to 4th centuries BC. He also sometimes appears in depictions of Athena's birth from Zeus' forehead. There was a relief sculpture of Prometheus with Pandora on the base of Athena's cult statue in the Athenian Parthenon of
1 day ago · In the account of Attic vase painters, Hephaestus was present at the birth of Athena and wields the axe with which he split Zeus' head to free her. In the latter account, Hephaestus is there represented as older than Athena, so the mythology of Hephaestus is inconsistent in this respect.
22 hours ago · Fact: Athena was born fully grown and armored from the forehead of her father, Zeus. ... Athena Faris (Actress, born 1997): An American actress, ...
4 days ago · Athena was the daughter of Zeus and Metis. But there was a problem, Zeus checked up on Metis and found out that if she gave birth to a son, the son would be more powerful than Zeus. So he tricked Metis and ended up swallowing her when she turned into a fly, and figured she was no longer a threat.
3 days ago · The birthplace of Europe. Ancient Greece, European history, and (arguably) Western civilization all trace their beginnings to this Mediterranean island. According to Greek mythology, Zeus—the chief Greek god and master of thunder and the skies—was born here; you can even visit his birth cave on Mount Ida.
1 day ago · Attested by the Greek poet Hesiod, Hera was jealous of Zeus's giving birth to Athena with Metis, so she gave birth to Hephaestus without union with Zeus (though Homer has Hephaestus refer to "father Zeus").
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3 days ago · Serapis was a Greco-Egyptian deity of the Sun first encountered at Memphis, where his cult was celebrated in association with that of the sacred Egyptian bull Apis (who was called Osorapis when deceased).
