The Birth of Athena: The Incredible Origin of the Goddess of Wisdom - Greek Mythology in Comics
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- Greek Mythology in Comics - The Birth of Athena: The Incredible Origin of the Goddess of Wisdom
Art: Mauro Fodra
Colors: Mari Gusmão
Script: Bruno Viriato
#GreekMythology #Mythology #SeeUinHistory #History #Comics
I feel bad for Metis. She had no business in this, she was just living and then Zeus decided "Hey, you know what? Imma enslave and eat her"
Well she got back at Zeus by Athena.
I don't its just what gods do and especially Zeus.
Metis is known to be the titan of thought. It is said that after she gave birth, she transformed into pure thought, leaving the body of Zues.
@Hynrik simga male girndset
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“Men don’t know the pain of child birth”
Zeus-
And technically he gave birth a second time too with Dionysus.
@@edvinsebastian1290 yeah with his leg
There is one version of this story where Metis refused to be a victim to Zeus. She created Athena's helmet and armor while she was inside Zeus, She hammered her own spirit and essence into the armor. It was this hammering that caused Zeus to have the headache. Metis put the last bit of herself into a stone that Athena took with her, along with the armor. When Athena first visited the human world she cracked the stone and Metis was released from the rock in the form of an owl.
I like this one version a lot.
So what happens to the boy inside metis
So the owl is her mother
So, her pet owl is actually her mother?
@@benjaminbutler1469 I feel like that boy is Hercules.
So the prophecy of the second child it kinda inspires the story of Kratos on God of War
I just waited for that comment😅😂
Looks like it in this video it looks like kratos bald and a beard
It Seems so😉
Yeah, thats the first thing i thought when i saw him
@Tarnished_ Walker yea he’s actually a Titan that personifies Strength
How is Zeus known for his wisdom? He literally "solved" his problem by eating it
You are so beautiful
Wisdom ≠ Intelligence
I guess thousands of years ago that was considered as a great wisdom 😂
By eating Metis, Zeus gained wisdom from then on
Me: looks toward's math book
Athena’s birth is both fascinating and hilarious to me. You can imagine,
Zeus is just sitting there, minding his own business, until suddenly he sneezes, and out pops Athena. And they look at each other like, “wha?”
did u watch the video or hear how she came to be cause ur theory is left field
@@RavenBlaze420 it’s just another alternate scenario of how she could of came out. Only to be used as comedic effect, not to be taken seriously…
Not funny
@@Headtheif101 not funny at all and very lame
@@Headtheif101 Keep coping...thats not what you meant since you clearly didn't watched the video...
"Wow, that Athena is quite a handful. She must've been a headache for you to deal with huh?"
"You have no idea"
Hahahahah
😂
Probably not the type of head zeus was expecting.
OOOO snap
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What you mean?
@@jjohnson6382 bruh
The birth of Athena is a very interesting story, I think it’s really cool though, and Athena is my favorite goddess still
She was
1. not wise but selfish at the wedding party of Thethis and Peleus,
2. quite complacent with Arachne,
3. fully unjust with Medusa after having seduced/seized by Poseidon.
She is like Dumbledore: wise and failing almost never, but when failing, failing huge.
EDIT: spelling.
I dont understand if athena was inside the head of zeus all that time why zeus mind wouldn't turn enormously large?
@@dxsyan694 because her mother Metis is pregnant with her, she is the legal wife, I think she choose either to get out with her power intact or slowly get pregnant and gave birth to athena and let her escape this is the power of mother's love.
She is proud because her mother is still alive, she was the legitimate wife of Zeus. It will never be Hera. That reason Zeus never punish her even if she was a part of the rebellion. Everyone was given punishment why not her? Because She is Above and priority of Zeus.
@@mikloscsuvar6097 Actually Medusa story doesn't have single source, the oldest one says she turned Medusa into snake monster to help her. There are many versions of the story, even extended ones that we have lost to time.
Then you are a noob the best gid is Posidon
I feel like people underrate just how powerful Athena really is
She was so powerful, the Trojans would say that they had no chances against the Greeks in the Trojan War because Athena was on their side
FCK ATHENA
@@erpmo3326 why?
She literally breathes life
Totally. There’s also a strong correlation in the relationship between Zeus and Athena and the relationship between God and Sophia in the Bible. Sophia is the oft-forgotten female spirit of wisdom in the Old Testament, and described as God’s eternal companion. Like Athena was second to Zeus to the Olympians, Sophia is second to God in the Bible, yet most Christians today have no idea who she is.
Wait did everyone just gloss over the fact that Gaia said that Zeus would have two children to watch out for, but she did not say from the same mother? … Greek tragedy loophole
I'm sure Hera wouldn't mind.
Oh
Sorry to ruin your theory, but the prophecy is very clear and precise and does indeed mention Metis as the mother of both children.
Krastos and his brother were born
If thats the case, Hephaestus would have been the child.
Hera: You're despicable, Zeus. Where did all that wisdom of yours went?
Athena: Probably when I was born.
Poseidon: that'll probably explain everything
Ares: yeah you think
Zeus never had any wisdom, Metis was wisely counciling him.
@@George-Hawthorne Yes exactly. Zeus is the epitome meaning in life. Meaning is so superior that it ate Wisdom and Athena (Tactics) was born
"Less impulsive", it is scary to think how bad Zeus was before the moment he became less impulsive.
Except, upon reading Hesiod's Theogony we get to see a lot of him before, and "impulsive" is the last word one could use to describe him. The impulsivity (or lack there of) of Zeus entirely depends on the author who writes him, not on any mythological event.
Well in later stories, at the very least, he disguises himself and attemps seduction techniques, before he sexually assaults women.
Right
So I know there are many variations of the myths. From what I heard Metis and Zeus were basically the equivalent of ancient greek childhood best friends with Metis helping Zeus grow his power until he could save his siblings from Chronos. He would always peruse her and she would tease him and say no. It was only after the war when Zeus was the king of the gods did she actually admit to loving him and returning his affections. However at this point in time Hera had also fallen in love with Zeus and the two were set to be married. Zeus the Chad that he is actually snuck away with Metis on their wedding night and had made love. Metis then devised a game and challenged Zeus to catch her. They both changed forms many times until she became a fly and he became a lizard or a frog. From the myth I read she tricked him into consuming her so that she could give him eternal wisdom. And while she was inside his head she gave birth to Athena and forged her armour and weapons.
I find it so interesting how many variations of the myth there are but they still manage to tell the same story
This sounds like a much kinder and less rapey version
That version is much better
Why didn't Zeus just let Metis go?? Seems like a good idea and everyone would be alright. Zeus stays king because he lets Metis go and she would only have had Athena with him.
The thing about prophecies is that, no matter what you do they well come true.
If he lets her go, he could get her pregnant again.
By keeping her trapped in his stomach, he keeps the prophecy from coming true.
also, he got her powers
@Tammy Ryan I mean its a archetype for a reason. An it also has its female counterpart 👀
Simps be like
@@ioana847 How strong is Zeus because for everything I seen of him he don't look like he that powerful and if he a god then how come he had such a hard time trying to get a Cheetah?
Even though Zues did a lot of questionable things I love how Athena was his favorite child.
I’m pretty sure questionable is a big understatement
@@xavierhall185 a gigantic understatement
@@Thenoobestgirl True true
imagine that athena is at a party with her dad and he gets food posing and vomits up her mom. imagine the look on their faces
Ares is here too, ya know?
As a Greek, stories like these were read to us in primary school when it was book time
That's really interesting, even the nsfw parts are read to u guys???
We were also supposed to know Greek mythology as it's influence on Modern culture and naming conventions throughout the world. it was interesting but still kind of a waste of time in my opinion with more important aspects of History being glossed over in the class.
Im so glad that greek mythology is shown to you guys . As a kid in a greek school i always found these myths fascinating so there we go
Greece is the grandfather of any Roman-derived Western civilization (or great-grandfather for Americans/Canadians). How could we not know it?Everyone should at least know where they came from.
There is one version of this story where it says, " Zeus has turned Metis into a fly and has eaten her not knowing she's already pregnant."
This is the one I;ve heard, I've never heard this version with the drop of water
Bro. Imagine if Zeus caught an actual cheetah but thought it was Métis and he was so desperate that he decided to show it his “thunder bolt”
Thanks for the disturbing mental image
"No means no" apparently wasn't a thing on Mount Olympus...
Especially for Zeus.
If this surprises you, you should see Medusa’s story.
Hahaha... Oh boy do i have the news for ya
There’s more than just this you know 😂
It still isn't.
Technically, the first man to give birth. Zeus.
What about my boy Loki?.
@@destroyer9153 Loki was in Norse mythology. But Zeus is in Greek mythology.
False, Zeus is not a man but a God. There will never be a male human to give birth
@@skr3034 Technically, Zeus is a man (a male with a dyck).
@@skr3034 transgender males
Man I’ve missed this channel, glad to see it on my feed!
1:49 The god destined to overthrow Zeus looks suspiciously similar to Kratos.
Probably was just a different time line
Ya but he looks like norse one not the one who actually killed him gow 3
Maybe spoilers of god of war haha
We are going back to Greece but as a norse Kratos and agian killing him
I really want to read a story where Metis gets out of Zeus' stomach and finally give birth to that one child (might be Zagreus, might be Athena, who knows)
The video tells the story of the goddess Athena's birth and how she came to be the goddess of wisdom. It starts with Zeus, the supreme lord of the universe, taking Metis, the daughter of the titan Ocean, as his wife. Metis tried to escape from Zeus by using her power of metamorphosis, but Zeus was eventually able to catch her. With Metis at his side, Zeus' reign seemed more prosperous. However, on a visit to Gaia, the primordial goddess who personifies the earth, Gaia revealed a terrible omen to Zeus. She told him that his wife would have two children. The first would be a girl who would equal the strength and wisdom of her father, but the second would be a boy who would become stronger than his father and take away his power.
is that all?
It is Hephaestus who split his Father Zeus’ head open not Prometheus!
It took both Poseidon and Ares to hold Zeus down for Hephaestus to do the work.
Very good presentation. Nice Comics! Athena was learning Zeus wisdom, what is good and bad in this world thats why actually Athena respresents the God of wisdom, Zeus and Metis wisdom and many more. Also Metis was predicting for Zeus while in his stomach. For many people they dont understand Gods are unbodied and they are everywhere like the first material-element that created everything on this universe, the first element as they used to call it! There is another tradition about the birth too that it is not Prometheus who opened his head but Heaphestus at Tritonas river at Greece! Hope you find this comment informative!
I thought it was Hephaestus who split Zeus' head open?
It varies from telling to telling
You're not wrong there...
Greek Mythology have no canon. It varies from sources to sources,but essense is the same
@@celestialhylos7028 Not true...There's a book about Greek Mythology and 99% of em say the same thing Hephaestus is the one who spilts the head...
@@markobobinac2676 yeah, it was said she was born after Hera married and got children with zeus. She was oldest but one of the least to come out like Hades he's the oldest yet youngest.
there is one version where the Oracle told Zeus that Metis would have either a daughter or son. If it was a son, he would usurp his father. Zeus didn't want to take the chances and that's why he ate his wife.
No, there isn't. All versions of this myth (not that there are many) that mention the prophecy make it clear that Zeus was supposed to have two children by Metis, first a daughter and then a son.
That was actually the first version I heard!
very impressive channel, subbed!
Yes another comic I’m so ready
"I guess you could say Zeus had a..." Stands up slowly, puts on sunglasses. "...splitting headache."
Noice
Brilliant!🤣
Congratulations on 1 million subscribers
congrats on the 1million subs bro
Man, this is something else.
In the myth I heard I thought that Metis loved Zeus and actually was happy to be his queen. But he was always afraid of her. I also heard that she turned into a fly, not a drop of water. Anyways, good animation as per usual.
Wow, that was fantastic about The Birth of Athena in Greek Mythology in Comics. No wonder Zeus had so many lovers with his lot of children too.
I knew it, but... with his own children?
Well me name is Athena
Another version says that it was the Oracle of Delphi who told Zeus the prophecy. But its fine, Athena is my favorite greek goddess, she personifies Wisdom and her beautiful grey eyes. I can never get enough of hearing/watching the birth of the great Athena.
Who wrote that version?
if Zeus became fairer, wiser, and i-forget-what-else after absorbing Metis, i don't want to know what he was like _before_ he swallowed her.
[as thunder rumbles ominously nearby] hey, Big Z, jus' kiddin'. please put down that lightning-bolt.
No evidence he became any of these things, though. And we happen to know how he was before; just read Hesiod's Theogony.
Sooo, Zeus was essentially warned about Kratos?
God of war fans triggered!
😂😂🤣🤣😂
Kratos doesnt exist only the titan Cratos
The second child we are talking about the son is poros, athena's younger sibling brother
@@ZeusSKF its a joke.
Zeus upon seeing Metis:
Zeus: Is...that...a...FEMALE girl? I must...SNIFF!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Maybe he should run for president.
Great upload
Amazing video.
I like how they made Metis and Zeus' son look like Kratos from God of War 😂
He can be metis son I certainly he could be metis son(kratos)
He was born to metis to be surrogated by callisto this can happen and has happened in myths too
(Athena and hephaeustus kid)was surrogated by gaia
@@aniruddhnaik5277....I can't understand your comment 😬 it's very repetitive.
She could have transformed into anything but still loved to stay into a cheetah and try to outrun a God who has a speed of lightning.
Shawty could of made herself into an ant he would of never found her
@@angelgalvan6810 and now she lives on his stomach hahaha😂😂
@@midnightfox5684 Right
@@angelgalvan6810 She was so wise that she could have turned into stone, pebble or a fish like wahoo or Merlin and swim below or could have turned into mosquito or a fly or maybe a fallen leaf. Possibilities were endless but rather than all this she kept herself into a 50kg cheetah which a normal human can easily spot so as far Zeus, it wasn't even a challenge.
Awesome and cool!
I love this very interesting and your voice 👍❤
Please continue the ORIGIN OF GREEK MYTHOLOGY pls....
The only time I can think Zeus was good is when he put HOPE inside Pandora's Box when it was Unleashed in the world
@Prabh Sandhu Right!!👍
How about when he defeated Kronos and freed the gods, which allowed the universe to exist? Or when he defeated Typhon?
💛 all your video's bro👍.
Its very interesting seeing YT videos showing different interpretations of zues
Athena is a Goddess of Wisdom but doesn't have Knowledge to Differenciate what's Right and wrong (Example On Medusa)
I’m still so curious on who was the second child of Metis that would overthrow Zeus if it’s the second child that would overthrow Zeus instead of Athena it would be a different story
He wasn't anyone, just like the son of Zeus and Thetis.
Kratos maybe
Well, there's a version where Metis has a son with Zeus
His name was Poros
My mom named me after her name😅
But the joke is, I’m no one like Athena 🤣🤣
Tell me abt urself then
dont compared yourself, u r amazing(good) just the way u r🤣, LOVE YOURSELF.
@@lilithlucifero3704 how do you know? Met her?
@@robmit1113 met who??
@@lilithlucifero3704 athena...
Athena has always been my favorite Greek deity. ❤
Fun fact: in both cases, the "dethroning" process involved the eviration of the former king 🙂
Athena was first born of Zeus, she was born way earlier than Hephaestus, ares Or any other children of Zeus, only the difference was she was raised Inside Zeus by metis and it took a while for athena to strike Zeus head and make him feel. Pain and during this ares, Hephaestus were born but athena was born way earlier
This is true as far as Hesiod's Theogony is concerned, though in this same account Hephaistos was conceived only after Athena emerged from the head of Zeus.
However, in most versions of Athena's birth, Metis is not involved and even in the few accounts where she is mentioned as Athena's mother, Zeus is usually already married to Hera when he impregnates Metis and already has several children.
@@omniavanitas7893 I bet gaia regret warming Zeis about the prophecy; concerning she gave birth to A child for the purpose of overthrowing zeus.
Hi guys, can you do a video about God Triton? I dont see many articles or video coverage for him. Hope you can do it. Thank youuu.
The thumbnail really took it literally when zeus said that he had a splitting headache
Can we all appreciate how beautiful this somewhat comic are (◍•ᴗ•◍)
Legend tells, that the coming of the second son of Zeus and Metis was actually written for a screenplay by Aeschylus (Or Euphorion, who knows), it was actually part of the trilogy of plays about Prometheus, unfortunately as it happens 2 of the 3 screenplays were lost in time, the only one remaining is "Prometheus Bound" but they say that the last script was "Prometheus unchained". And it was about the second son of Metis, freeing Prometheus from his punishment and who challenged and defeated his father. Oh boy, how would that Myth change completely our perspective of Zeus....
No? The Prometheus of Aiskhylos does indeed know and talk about a son who could be the downfall of Zeus, but that son's mother would be Thetis, not Metis. Literally no scholar in the world believes that the Prometheus trilogy would have involved the magical apparition of the not even conceived son of Metis who would free Prometheus and defeat his father, the mere idea is absurd. We know from other sources that Prometheus was ultimately freed by Herakles with Zeus's permission, and that Zeus was advised not to sleep with Thetis, so in all probability the plays of Aiskhylos would have involved a reconciliation between Prometheus and Zeus after the former informed the latter about the dangerous potential of Thetis.
@@omniavanitas7893 Well I didn't recall that the small but vital detail that the son of Thetis was gonna be the one who defeated Zeus, also I didn't know about the fact that Heracles freed Prometheus... Probably you're right... However the theory that an avengefull son of Zeus would dethrone is way more fun, that the typical greek myth about Zeus always ending on the top...
@@leagueskinmusic1426 I don't know, that whole son defeats father, gets defeated by own son is kinda overdone. The way Aristophanes employed the idea of Zeus losing his sovereignty in The Birds is way more fun. Hilarious, even. Have you read it?
Will you be making a video about the Titanomachy? 👀
I love Athena! I hope to visit Athens one day and her temple.
LOL you made the second child/son look like Kratos.
Haha that’s what I was thinking
Yeah but sadly the second child didn't exist
Except the second child escape from the Realm of Hades.
@@RandomEdits20 it does in metis hmm
@@RandomEdits20 we don't know I consider myths as history and there are many things of past we don't know ,and remember metis was not only goddess of wisdom but also goddess of cunning,planning and counseling and prophecies in Greek or in any myths always come true,she has certainly tricked zeus in original myths ,and the son was born but she somehow found a way for her child to escape from zeus he might have grown in mortal realm only to grow stronger and end Greek gods era and therefore we don't see any Greek gods now,possibly Greek inhabitants died too only few to survive this was a Renaissance of Greek with no gods and therefore they don't exist
I don't certainly think that this prophecy didn't come true they always come true if it didn't tell me where is zeus and other gods now who was said to be immortal (can't die of age )
I also liked the way they tell this part of the greek history but as the last one Athena was first born of Zeus, she was born way earlier than Hephaestus, ares Or any other children of Zeus, only the difference was she was raised Inside Zeus by metis and it took a while for athena to strike Zeus head and make him feel. Pain and during this ares, Hephaestus were born but athena was born way earlier
Please Tell me How can I download the comic art of this video. The art is just 🤯. Moreover can you please add subtitles to the video.
Thank you 🙏
This is gonna be fine the story of Athena was fine this will be good the goddess of wisdom is so cool
In an even worst version, Metis was with Zeus since Day one, when he was still in Cretes, she helped Zeus get inside Kronos palace as well as council him during the ten year long war with the Titans
i love this video because i was athena for my class progect and i loved this vid i just loved it so much tysm
Where can we read these Comics?
I feel bad for Metis and I wish the second son will born😁
@Meimme Wolf I bet it doesn't smell very good in there.
He was and therefore Zeus doesn't exist today
It sprang from the head of Zeus. He, married to Metis, swallowed it when he found out that she was pregnant with her, since she had predicted that one of his sons would dethrone him. At the time of delivery, Zeus asked Hephaestus to open his skull with an ax: Athena was born from her head, launching a war cry and being an adult. The fear of Zeus was the macicenos of her, thanks to that she inherited beauty, wisdom and strength, without a doubt the best goddess of all.
Can you do an episode on agartha/hollow earth theory? Would be very interesting!
Anyone know the music this is from. Especially the last half
Kratos : hold my beer
Athena, the daughter of Zeus, was produced without a mother and emerged full-grown from his forehead. An alternative story was that Zeus swallowed Metis, the goddess of counsel, while she was pregnant with Athena so that Athena finally emerged from Zeus.
"Athena proved to be just"
Medusa crying in the corner
That was Mind Blowing 😂
Great video! Hopefully you’ll make the Spanish version too 🤩
I didn't know about Zeus's grandfather all I know his father chronus I just know today
Chronus also overthrow his father it is the cycle of power for these gods
Oh thanks
I think that Metis actually had a son. According to some sources, Zeus also claimed it.
"POROS was the personified spirit (daimon) of expedience and contrivance. He was the husband of Penia (Poverty) and the opposite of Aporia (Helplessness).
As a deity of Roman Mythology, Poros was the son of Metis. According to the ancient geographer Pausanias, however, in Greek Mythology Poros was again the personification of abundance and wealth, the son of Metis and Zeus."
Now that's a backstory
Πολύ ωραίο βίντεο, αλλά με ένα λάθος.
Ο Ήφαιστος με το σφυρί του, ήταν αυτός που άνοιξε το κεφάλι του Δία.
In other versions, Zeus absorbed her soul so she could provide him with wisdom.
what's de background song?
Please make a comic video on heracles or hercules
It would be wonderful if the second child was also born and would dethroned Zeus. I wonder what would be the role of that 'god' though?
So that's how the story of Kratos started!!!
Hardly.
The story that inspired kratos but the mark warrior could be kratos and deimos both since they are both the son of zeus, and even if kratos was killed or taken Deimos would take his place thus starting the mark warrior prophecy.
@@cromugus Deimos is not the son of zeus..he is the son of ares and twin of phobos
@@eldonsmith5387 hes the son of Zeus in god of war didn't you see what was commented here i mentioned Kratos and this section was a god of war joke.
Is this an actual comic book for sale?
Zeus: Honey can you turn into a drop of water so I can drink you please ?
Imagine minding your own business but suddenly the god of thunder harass you.
Some theorists argue that this was how Venus came into being. It came out whole from Jupiter. It is the only left turning planet in our solar system.
I like the comic book art .
ZEUS: 'if it moves, i go boom boom"
Wait a second! if Metis had the power to shapeshift why didn't she turn into something else and come out of Zeus too?
Zeus magically locked her Inside
Its plot don't ask.
I came to think that if the prophecy came true the child who will surpass zeus will be kratos its amazing that there will be alot of lore behind this
Zeus: *Intense thinking
Athena: It’s my time to shine
Where can I find this thumbnail art