Summary of The Birth of Athena: The Incredible Origin of the Goddess of Wisdom - Greek Mythology in Comics

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The video tells the story of the goddess Athena's birth and how she came to be the goddess of wisdom. It starts with Zeus, the supreme lord of the universe, taking Metis, the daughter of the titan Ocean, as his wife. Metis tried to escape from Zeus by using her power of metamorphosis, but Zeus was eventually able to catch her. With Metis at his side, Zeus' reign seemed more prosperous. However, on a visit to Gaia, the primordial goddess who personifies the earth, Gaia revealed a terrible omen to Zeus. She told him that his wife would have two children. The first would be a girl who would equal the strength and wisdom of her father, but the second would be a boy who would become stronger than his father and take away his power.

• 00:00:00 In the beginning of time, Zeus consolidated himself as the supreme lord of the universe. Before he had the goddess Hera as his queen, he had had another wife, Metis. Metis was the daughter of the titan Ocean, who helped Zeus free his brothers from Cronus' stomach during the Titanomachy. Zeus was fascinated by the precious deity and wanted to take her as his wife, but the goddess resisted his advances. Metis tried to escape from the god in every way, but Zeus was persistent. The goddess had the power of metamorphosis and could transform herself into anything she used this power to escape Zeus, but metis could not escape Zeus forever. Zeus set an ambush for the disguised goddess and the lord of thunder jumped on medicine, grabbed her, and the goddess could not escape the gods strong arms. With the cunning goddess at his side, Zeus' reign seemed more prosperous. However, on a visit to Gaia the primordial goddess who personifies the earth, she revealed a terrible omen. Gaia told Zeus that his wife would have two children. The first would be a girl who would equal the strength and wisdom of her father, but the second would be a boy who would become stronger than his father and take away his power.