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  2. Metis (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Zeus. Offspring. Athena, Porus. Metis (/ ˈmiːtɪs /; Ancient Greek: Μῆτις, romanized: Mêtis, lit. 'Wisdom', 'Skill', or 'Craft'; Modern Greek: Μέτης), in ancient Greek religion and mythology, was one of the Oceanids. [1] She is notable for being the first wife and advisor of Zeus, the King of the Gods. She helped him to free his ...

  3. Zeus - Wikipedia

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    When Hades requested to marry Zeus's daughter, Persephone, Zeus approved and advised Hades to abduct Persephone, as her mother Demeter would not allow her to marry Hades. [262] In the Orphic "Rhapsodic Theogony" (first century BC/AD), [263] Zeus wanted to marry his mother Rhea. After Rhea refused to marry him, Zeus turned into a snake and raped ...

  4. Persephone - Wikipedia

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    Persephone and Dionysos. Roman copy after a Greek original of the 4th–3rd century B.C. Marble. Hermitage.. In ancient Greek mythology and religion, Persephone (/ p ər ˈ s ɛ f ə n iː / pər-SEF-ə-nee; Greek: Περσεφόνη, romanized: Persephónē, classical pronunciation: [per.se.pʰó.nɛː]), also called Kore (/ ˈ k ɔːr iː / KOR-ee; Greek: Κόρη, romanized: Kórē, lit.

  5. Io (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Zeus. Telegonus. Children. Keroessa. Epaphus. In Greek mythology, Io (/ ˈaɪ.oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Ἰώ [iːɔ̌ː]) was one of the mortal lovers of Zeus. An Argive princess, she was an ancestor of many kings and heroes, such as Perseus, Cadmus, Heracles, Minos, Lynceus, Cepheus, and Danaus. The astronomer Simon Marius named a moon of Jupiter ...

  6. Hera - Wikipedia

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    Zeus A nymph: A nymph daughter of Zeus and Hera. [172] Charites: Not named Goddesses of grace and beauty Though usually considered as the daughters of Zeus and Eurynome, or Dionysus and Coronis according to Nonnus, [173] the poet Colluthus makes them the daughters of Hera, without naming a father. [174] Eileithyia: Zeus Goddess of childbirth

  7. Hebe (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    Hebe is the daughter of Zeus and his sister-wife Hera. [12] Pindar in Nemean Ode 10 refers to her as the most beautiful of the goddesses, and being by her mother's side in Olympus forever. [ 13 ] In some traditions that were recorded by Servius , her father Zeus gifted her two doves with human voices, and one flew to where the Oracle of Dodona ...

  8. Rape of Persephone - Wikipedia

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    Hades with his horses and Persephone (down). An Apulian red-figure volute krater, c. 340 BC. Antikensammlung Berlin. Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Hades wished to make her his wife, so he got permission from her father Zeus and help from Gaia to abduct her into the Underworld.

  9. Cronus - Wikipedia

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    Saturn. Egyptian. Geb. Mesopotamian. Ninurta, [ 1 ] Enlil [ 2 ] In Ancient Greek religion and mythology, Cronus, Cronos, or Kronos (/ ˈkroʊnəs / or / ˈkroʊnɒs /, from Greek: Κρόνος, Krónos) was the leader and youngest of the first generation of Titans, the divine descendants of the primordial Gaia (Mother Earth) and Uranus (Father ...