Top 5 Ancient Greek Goddesses

Athena

At the top of the list comes the goddess of wisdom, reasoning, and intelligence – Athena. She was a unique deity with unfathomable popularity among gods and mortals.

Her birth was far from ordinary given that her mother did not, technically speaking, give birth to her. Her mother was Metis, who was swallowed by Zeus while she was pregnant because of a prophecy that the child Metis was going to bear would become the lord of the heavens. But when it was time for Athena to be born, Zeus began to complain of a massive headache. Athena then sprang from his head fully grown and dressed in armor.

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