Metis

Goddess

Metis (; Ancient Greek: Μῆτις, romanized: Mêtis; Modern Greek: Μήτις, meaning 'Wisdom', 'Skill', or 'Craft'), in ancient Greek religion and mythology, was the pre-Olympian goddess of wisdom, counsel and deep thought, and a member of the Oceanids. She is notable for being the advisor and first wife of Zeus, the king of the gods.

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Metis. Winged goddess Louvre F32
Winged goddess Louvre F32 · Attributed to Group EImage source CC BY 3.0

Mentions in the Iliad

A. T. Murray, Loeb Classical Library, Harvard University Press, 1924 · Homer, Iliad with an English Translation · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

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Sister through mother · Sources
Sister through mother · Sources

Братство или сестринство выведено из общего родителя: Тефида, Океан. Матери и отцы, не указанные в источнике, не предполагаются. Квалификация братства/сестринства: Отдельный внешний источник: Общая мать подтверждена; сведения об отцах неполны. Различие отцов не установлено. Общие родители: Тефида.

Hesiod, Theogony (H. G. Evelyn-White) · Hesiod, Theogony 346–370
even she that saved me when pain was come upon me after I had fallen afar through the will of my shameless mother, that was fain to hide me away by reason of my lameness. Then had I suffered woes in heart, had not Eurynome and Thetis received me into their bosom—Eurynome, daughter of backward-flowing Oceanus.
Il. 18.398–399

Il. 18.398–399

Sister · Sources
Sister · Sources

Братство или сестринство выведено из общего родителя: Тефида, Океан. Матери и отцы, не указанные в источнике, не предполагаются. Квалификация братства/сестринства: Отдельный внешний источник: Общие отец и мать подтверждены. Общие родители: Тефида, Океан.

Hesiod, Theogony (H. G. Evelyn-White) · Hesiod, Theogony 346–370

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