In Greek mythology, Oceanids, or water nymphs are most commonly associated with water. They are daughters of Titans, the ...

When Zeus heard that his first wife, a Titan named Metis, would give birth to a child who would overthrow him, he took a leaf out of his father’s book and swallowed Metis whole. That could not stop ...

Zeus was also said to have had seven wives, the first of whom was Metis, an Oceanid daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. Metis, while pregnant with Athena, was then swallowed by Zeus, who feared, as his ...

You would expect the king of the gods to have a pretty massive ego, but even by that standard, Zeus is a real piece of work. He swallowed his first wife, Metis, whole.

Before Hera, he was married to Metis and they had a daughter, Athena. Zeus was known for sleeping around and had many children with other women, including Apollo, Helen of Troy and Artemis.

He eats his pregnant wife, Metis, who has done the labor of carrying Athena and has also forged her armor. Athena bursts forth only after Metis gives birth in Zeus’s mind.

Hecate and Metis emerge as mothers with transformative love for their daughters. Persephone may be seasonally confined to the underworld, but she’s more than capable of managing Hades.

The Titans, in turn, gave birth to the Olympian gods, such as Zeus, who then defeated the Titans in a struggle for supremacy. It is also believed that concerned about a prophecy, Zeus swallowed ...