Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Blog 1 Myth Athene

1. Who was Metis and why was Zeus' attraction to her unusual?
Metis was a beautiful Titaness who was the daughter of one of Zeus's enemies. Zeus did not care because the war was long ago and it didn't matter now. When Zeus for her she ran and changed into many different animals but, he changed to until they finally met with each-other.

2. What was the symbolism behind the description of the "two serpents" in the story?
They turned into animals and mated with each-other. When they said two beautiful loops showed that they were going to mate.

3. Explain how Athene was born.
Zeus got a headache and had to call for Hephaestus. She came with a hammer and a wedge and hit Zeus's skull with it and out came Athene.

4. What is the overall moral of the mythological story of "Athene"?
The moral is that don't talk behind someone's back because people can find out and you'll have to suffer with the consequences.

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