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It was prophesied that Athena's mother, Metis, would bear children more powerful than Zeus. After lying with Metis, Zeus ate Metis in order to forestall that prophecy. But he was too late: Metis had already conceived and Athena eventually leaped from Zeus' forehead, fully-grown and armed.

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