Zeus and Metis

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  1. Titaness
    (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant goddesses who were offspring of Uranus (heaven) and Gaea (earth) in ancient mythology
    She was Metis, a Titaness, daughter of one of his old enemies.
  2. Hephaestus
    the lame god of fire and metalworking in ancient mythology
    He shouted for Hephaestus, who came rushing up with hammer and wedge.
  3. Metis
    a person in western Canada who is of Caucasian and American Indian ancestry
    She was Metis, a Titaness, daughter of one of his old enemies.
  4. best-loved
    preferred above all others and treated with partiality
    All in all, she was perhaps the best-loved god in the Pantheon The people of Athens named their beautiful city after her.
  5. depose
    force to leave an office
    But if she bears again, it will be a son who will depose you as you deposed Cronos.”
  6. wriggle
    move in a twisting or contorted motion
    She climbed on the bank and became a serpent and wriggled away.
  7. climb on
    get up on the back of
    She climbed on the bank and became a serpent and wriggled away.
  8. concoct
    make something by mixing
    She concocted the science of numbers and taught it to man-but never to woman.
  9. Ares
    Greek god of war
    She hated Ares and took great pleasure in thwarting him on the field of battle.
  10. Zeus
    the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology
    Zeus was strolling on Olympus one morning and noticed a new maiden walking in his garden.
  11. plait
    a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
    And the two serpents plaited themselves into beautiful loops.
  12. thwarting
    an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
    She hated Ares and took great pleasure in thwarting him on the field of battle.
  13. Athene
    goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare
    This was Athene, the gray-eyed, the wide-browed.
  14. tactic
    a plan for attaining a particular goal
    Before battle, captains prayed to her for tactics.
  15. anvil
    a heavy block on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
    Zeus put his head on the anvil, and Hephaestus split the mighty skull.
  16. pantheon
    a temple to all the gods of antiquity
    All in all, she was perhaps the best-loved god in the Pantheon The people of Athens named their beautiful city after her.
  17. serpent
    limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
    She climbed on the bank and became a serpent and wriggled away.
  18. all in all
    with everything considered (and neglecting details)
    All in all, she was perhaps the best-loved god in the Pantheon The people of Athens named their beautiful city after her.
  19. headache
    pain in the head
    That afternoon he suffered a headache-the worst headache that anyone, god or mortal, had suffered since the beginning of time.
  20. Olympus
    a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast
    Zeus was strolling on Olympus one morning and noticed a new maiden walking in his garden.
  21. field of battle
    a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
    She hated Ares and took great pleasure in thwarting him on the field of battle.
  22. walk in
    enter by walking
    Zeus was strolling on Olympus one morning and noticed a new maiden walking in his garden.
  23. plough
    a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
    She taught him to invent the ax, the plough, the ox-yoke, the wheel, and the sail.
  24. thwart
    hinder or prevent, as an effort, plan, or desire
    She hated Ares and took great pleasure in thwarting him on the field of battle.
  25. god
    any supernatural being worshipped as controlling the world
    That afternoon he suffered a headache-the worst headache that anyone, god or mortal, had suffered since the beginning of time.
  26. hawk
    a bird of prey with rounded wings and a long tail
    She turned into a hawk and flew away.
  27. wedge
    something solid that can be pushed between two things
    He shouted for Hephaestus, who came rushing up with hammer and wedge.
  28. weave
    pattern or structure of a fabric
    She taught his wife to spin and weave.
  29. teach
    impart skills or knowledge to
    It was she who taught man how to use tools.
  30. stroll
    a leisurely walk, usually in some public place
    Zeus was strolling on Olympus one morning and noticed a new maiden walking in his garden.
  31. thrusting
    a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
    It was exactly as if someone were inside him with a spear, thrusting at all the soft places in his head.
  32. spear
    a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
    It was exactly as if someone were inside him with a spear, thrusting at all the soft places in his head.
  33. dive
    a headlong plunge into water
    She flew over the lake and dived in and became a fish.
  34. loop
    anything with a round or oval shape
    And the two serpents plaited themselves into beautiful loops.
  35. invent
    come up with after a mental effort
    She taught him to invent the ax, the plough, the ox-yoke, the wheel, and the sail.
  36. leap
    move forward by bounds
    After he left her, he heard a bird cry and a fish leap, and those wild sounds combined to become a prophecy, which the rattling leaves echoed: “Oh, Zeus, Metis will bear a child, a girl child.
  37. rattling
    quick and energetic
    After he left her, he heard a bird cry and a fish leap, and those wild sounds combined to become a prophecy, which the rattling leaves echoed: “Oh, Zeus, Metis will bear a child, a girl child.
  38. eyed
    having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
    This was Athene, the gray-eyed, the wide-browed.
  39. frighten
    cause fear in
    Then Hephaestus leaped back, frightened, because out of the head sprang a tall maiden in armor, holding a long spear.
  40. spin
    revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
    She taught his wife to spin and weave.
  41. armor
    protective covering made of metal and used in combat
    Then Hephaestus leaped back, frightened, because out of the head sprang a tall maiden in armor, holding a long spear.
  42. yoke
    a wooden frame across the shoulders for carrying buckets
    She taught him to invent the ax, the plough, the ox-yoke, the wheel, and the sail.
  43. fish
    any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates
    She flew over the lake and dived in and became a fish.
  44. combine
    put or add together
    After he left her, he heard a bird cry and a fish leap, and those wild sounds combined to become a prophecy, which the rattling leaves echoed: “Oh, Zeus, Metis will bear a child, a girl child.
  45. maiden
    an unmarried woman or girl
    Zeus was strolling on Olympus one morning and noticed a new maiden walking in his garden.
  46. flee
    run away quickly
    This time she did not flee.
  47. echo
    the repetition of a sound from reflection of the sound waves
    After he left her, he heard a bird cry and a fish leap, and those wild sounds combined to become a prophecy, which the rattling leaves echoed: “Oh, Zeus, Metis will bear a child, a girl child.
  48. tactics
    a plan for attaining a particular goal
    Before battle, captains prayed to her for tactics.
  49. fly
    travel through the air; be airborne
    She turned into a hawk and flew away.
  50. wisdom
    accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
    Before trial, judges prayed to her for wisdom.
  51. prophecy
    a prediction uttered under divine inspiration
    After he left her, he heard a bird cry and a fish leap, and those wild sounds combined to become a prophecy, which the rattling leaves echoed: “Oh, Zeus, Metis will bear a child, a girl child.
  52. skull
    the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
    Zeus put his head on the anvil, and Hephaestus split the mighty skull.
  53. hammer
    a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle
    He shouted for Hephaestus, who came rushing up with hammer and wedge.
  54. swallow
    pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
    Suddenly he opened his mouth and swallowed her.
  55. compassion
    a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
    It was she who stated that compassion was the best part of wisdom.
  56. domain
    a particular environment or walk of life
    The manner of her birth gave her domain over intellectual activities.
  57. swim
    travel through water
    He became a fish and swam after her.
  58. split
    separate into parts or portions
    Zeus put his head on the anvil, and Hephaestus split the mighty skull.
  59. Athens
    the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena
    All in all, she was perhaps the best-loved god in the Pantheon The people of Athens named their beautiful city after her.
  60. tool
    an implement used to perform a task or job
    It was she who taught man how to use tools.
  61. strategy
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
    For all his mighty strength, she often beat him, because she was a mistress of strategy.
  62. suffer
    undergo or be subjected to
    That afternoon he suffered a headache-the worst headache that anyone, god or mortal, had suffered since the beginning of time.
  63. slope
    be at an angle
    He charged down the slope after her.
  64. rushing
    the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
    He shouted for Hephaestus, who came rushing up with hammer and wedge.
  65. climb
    go up or advance
    She climbed on the bank and became a serpent and wriggled away.
  66. shout
    utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice
    He shouted for Hephaestus, who came rushing up with hammer and wedge.
  67. leaf
    the collective amount of leaves of one or more plants
    After he left her, he heard a bird cry and a fish leap, and those wild sounds combined to become a prophecy, which the rattling leaves echoed: “Oh, Zeus, Metis will bear a child, a girl child.
  68. pray
    address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship
    Before battle, captains prayed to her for tactics.
  69. mighty
    having or showing great strength, force, or intensity
    Zeus put his head on the anvil, and Hephaestus split the mighty skull.
  70. wheel
    a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
    She taught him to invent the ax, the plough, the ox-yoke, the wheel, and the sail.
  71. hated
    treated with contempt
    She hated Ares and took great pleasure in thwarting him on the field of battle.
  72. long ago
    of the distant or comparatively distant past
    But the war was long ago, and she was beautiful.
  73. mortal
    subject to death
    That afternoon he suffered a headache-the worst headache that anyone, god or mortal, had suffered since the beginning of time.
  74. combined
    made or joined or united into one
    After he left her, he heard a bird cry and a fish leap, and those wild sounds combined to become a prophecy, which the rattling leaves echoed: “Oh, Zeus, Metis will bear a child, a girl child.
  75. rush
    act or move at high speed
    He shouted for Hephaestus, who came rushing up with hammer and wedge.
  76. become
    come into existence
    She flew over the lake and dived in and became a fish.
  77. gray
    of an achromatic color intermediate between white and black
    This was Athene, the gray-eyed, the wide-browed.
  78. thrust
    push forcefully
    It was exactly as if someone were inside him with a spear, thrusting at all the soft places in his head.
  79. garden
    a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
    Zeus was strolling on Olympus one morning and noticed a new maiden walking in his garden.
  80. beautiful
    pleasing to the senses
    But the war was long ago, and she was beautiful.
  81. activity
    any specific behavior
    The manner of her birth gave her domain over intellectual activities.
  82. walk
    use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
    Zeus was strolling on Olympus one morning and noticed a new maiden walking in his garden.
  83. intellectual
    of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
    The manner of her birth gave her domain over intellectual activities.
  84. frightened
    made afraid
    Then Hephaestus leaped back, frightened, because out of the head sprang a tall maiden in armor, holding a long spear.
  85. all in
    very tired
    All in all, she was perhaps the best-loved god in the Pantheon The people of Athens named their beautiful city after her.
  86. softly
    with little weight or force
    He spoke softly to her and smiled.
  87. sail
    a large piece of fabric used to propel a vessel
    She taught him to invent the ax, the plough, the ox-yoke, the wheel, and the sail.
  88. numbers
    an illegal daily lottery
    She concocted the science of numbers and taught it to man-but never to woman.
  89. charged
    of a particle or body or system
    He charged down the slope after her.
  90. someone
    a human being
    It was exactly as if someone were inside him with a spear, thrusting at all the soft places in his head.
  91. battle
    a hostile meeting of opposing military forces
    She hated Ares and took great pleasure in thwarting him on the field of battle.
  92. stated
    declared as fact; explicitly stated
    It was she who stated that compassion was the best part of wisdom.
  93. shouted
    in a vehement outcry
    He shouted for Hephaestus, who came rushing up with hammer and wedge.
  94. hate
    the emotion of intense dislike
    She hated Ares and took great pleasure in thwarting him on the field of battle.
  95. bear
    be pregnant with
    After he left her, he heard a bird cry and a fish leap, and those wild sounds combined to become a prophecy, which the rattling leaves echoed: “Oh, Zeus, Metis will bear a child, a girl child.
  96. mistress
    an adulterous woman
    For all his mighty strength, she often beat him, because she was a mistress of strategy.
  97. noticed
    being perceived or observed
    Zeus was strolling on Olympus one morning and noticed a new maiden walking in his garden.
  98. walking
    the act of traveling by foot
    Zeus was strolling on Olympus one morning and noticed a new maiden walking in his garden.
  99. catch
    take hold of so as to seize or stop the motion of
    He changed himself into a serpent and wriggled after her and caught her.
  100. worst
    the least favorable outcome
    That afternoon he suffered a headache-the worst headache that anyone, god or mortal, had suffered since the beginning of time.
  101. trial
    the act of testing something
    Before trial, judges prayed to her for wisdom.
  102. birth
    the time when something begins (especially life)
    The manner of her birth gave her domain over intellectual activities.
  103. bird
    warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate with feathers and wings
    After he left her, he heard a bird cry and a fish leap, and those wild sounds combined to become a prophecy, which the rattling leaves echoed: “Oh, Zeus, Metis will bear a child, a girl child.
  104. tall
    great in vertical dimension; high in stature
    Then Hephaestus leaped back, frightened, because out of the head sprang a tall maiden in armor, holding a long spear.
  105. begin
    set in motion, cause to start
    That afternoon he suffered a headache-the worst headache that anyone, god or mortal, had suffered since the beginning of time.
  106. beat
    hit repeatedly
    For all his mighty strength, she often beat him, because she was a mistress of strategy.
  107. turn
    move around an axis or a center
    She turned into a hawk and flew away.
  108. holding
    the act of retaining something
    Then Hephaestus leaped back, frightened, because out of the head sprang a tall maiden in armor, holding a long spear.
  109. understood
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
    But some men understood and were greateful.
  110. inside
    relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
    It was exactly as if someone were inside him with a spear, thrusting at all the soft places in his head.
  111. notice
    the act of paying attention
    Zeus was strolling on Olympus one morning and noticed a new maiden walking in his garden.
  112. lake
    a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
    She flew over the lake and dived in and became a fish.
  113. exactly
    indicating preciseness
    It was exactly as if someone were inside him with a spear, thrusting at all the soft places in his head.
  114. soft
    yielding readily to pressure or weight
    It was exactly as if someone were inside him with a spear, thrusting at all the soft places in his head.
  115. science
    a branch of study or knowledge involving the observation, investigation, and discovery of general laws or truths that can be tested systematically
    She concocted the science of numbers and taught it to man-but never to woman.
  116. cry
    shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
    After he left her, he heard a bird cry and a fish leap, and those wild sounds combined to become a prophecy, which the rattling leaves echoed: “Oh, Zeus, Metis will bear a child, a girl child.
  117. after
    happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
    He charged down the slope after her.
  118. child
    a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
    After he left her, he heard a bird cry and a fish leap, and those wild sounds combined to become a prophecy, which the rattling leaves echoed: “Oh, Zeus, Metis will bear a child, a girl child.
  119. changed
    made or become different in nature or form
    He changed himself into a serpent and wriggled after her and caught her.
  120. wide
    having great extent from one side to the other
    This was Athene, the gray-eyed, the wide-browed.
  121. head
    the upper part of the human body or the body in animals
    It was exactly as if someone were inside him with a spear, thrusting at all the soft places in his head.
  122. afternoon
    the part of the day between noon and evening
    That afternoon he suffered a headache-the worst headache that anyone, god or mortal, had suffered since the beginning of time.
  123. charge
    assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
    He charged down the slope after her.
  124. spring
    move forward by leaps and bounds
    Then Hephaestus leaped back, frightened, because out of the head sprang a tall maiden in armor, holding a long spear.
  125. loved
    held dear
    All in all, she was perhaps the best-loved god in the Pantheon The people of Athens named their beautiful city after her.
  126. judge
    an official who decides questions before a court
    Before trial, judges prayed to her for wisdom.
  127. mouth
    the opening through which food is taken in
    Suddenly he opened his mouth and swallowed her.
  128. smile
    a facial expression with the corners of the mouth turned up
    He spoke softly to her and smiled.
  129. best
    having the most positive qualities
    It was she who stated that compassion was the best part of wisdom.
  130. turned
    moved around an axis or center
    She turned into a hawk and flew away.
  131. beginning
    the act of starting something
    That afternoon he suffered a headache-the worst headache that anyone, god or mortal, had suffered since the beginning of time.
  132. pleasure
    something or someone that provides a source of happiness
    She hated Ares and took great pleasure in thwarting him on the field of battle.
  133. bank
    financial institution that accepts deposits and lends money
    She climbed on the bank and became a serpent and wriggled away.
  134. strength
    the property of being physically or mentally powerful
    For all his mighty strength, she often beat him, because she was a mistress of strategy.
  135. wild
    wild, free, and not controlled or touched by humans
    After he left her, he heard a bird cry and a fish leap, and those wild sounds combined to become a prophecy, which the rattling leaves echoed: “Oh, Zeus, Metis will bear a child, a girl child.
  136. field
    extensive tract of level open land
    She hated Ares and took great pleasure in thwarting him on the field of battle.
  137. enemy
    a personal foe
    She was Metis, a Titaness, daughter of one of his old enemies.
  138. son
    a male human offspring
    But if she bears again, it will be a son who will depose you as you deposed Cronos.”
  139. opened
    not sealed or having been unsealed
    Suddenly he opened his mouth and swallowed her.
  140. daughter
    a female human offspring
    She was Metis, a Titaness, daughter of one of his old enemies.
  141. eye
    the organ of sight
    This was Athene, the gray-eyed, the wide-browed.
  142. in all
    with everything included or counted
    All in all, she was perhaps the best-loved god in the Pantheon The people of Athens named their beautiful city after her.
  143. spoke
    a rod joining the hub of a wheel to the rim
    He spoke softly to her and smiled.
  144. sound
    mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium
    After he left her, he heard a bird cry and a fish leap, and those wild sounds combined to become a prophecy, which the rattling leaves echoed: “Oh, Zeus, Metis will bear a child, a girl child.
  145. bad
    having undesirable or negative qualities
    That afternoon he suffered a headache-the worst headache that anyone, god or mortal, had suffered since the beginning of time.
  146. understand
    know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
    But some men understood and were greateful.
  147. come to
    cause to experience suddenly
    She came to him.
  148. change
    become different in some particular way
    He changed himself into a serpent and wriggled after her and caught her.
  149. man
    an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
    It was she who taught man how to use tools.
  150. at all
    in the slightest degree or in any respect
    It was exactly as if someone were inside him with a spear, thrusting at all the soft places in his head.
  151. suddenly
    happening unexpectedly
    Suddenly he opened his mouth and swallowed her.
  152. hold
    have in one's hands or grip
    Then Hephaestus leaped back, frightened, because out of the head sprang a tall maiden in armor, holding a long spear.
  153. ago
    gone by; or in the past
    But the war was long ago, and she was beautiful.
  154. manner
    how something is done or how it happens
    The manner of her birth gave her domain over intellectual activities.
  155. state
    the way something is with respect to its main attributes
    It was she who stated that compassion was the best part of wisdom.
  156. mean
    denote or connote
    The other gods didn’t know what she meant by this.
  157. speak
    use language
    He spoke softly to her and smiled.
  158. captain
    the leader of a group of people
    Before battle, captains prayed to her for tactics.
  159. away
    at a distance in space or time
    She turned into a hawk and flew away.
  160. hear
    perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
    After he left her, he heard a bird cry and a fish leap, and those wild sounds combined to become a prophecy, which the rattling leaves echoed: “Oh, Zeus, Metis will bear a child, a girl child.
  161. number
    a concept of quantity involving zero and units
    She concocted the science of numbers and taught it to man-but never to woman.
  162. again
    anew
    But if she bears again, it will be a son who will depose you as you deposed Cronos.”
  163. open
    affording free passage or access
    Suddenly he opened his mouth and swallowed her.
  164. girl
    a young woman
    After he left her, he heard a bird cry and a fish leap, and those wild sounds combined to become a prophecy, which the rattling leaves echoed: “Oh, Zeus, Metis will bear a child, a girl child.
  165. wife
    a married woman; a partner in marriage
    She taught his wife to spin and weave.
  166. long
    primarily spatial sense
    But the war was long ago, and she was beautiful.
  167. often
    many times at short intervals
    For all his mighty strength, she often beat him, because she was a mistress of strategy.
  168. come
    move toward, travel toward
    She came to him.
  169. morning
    the time period between dawn and noon
    Zeus was strolling on Olympus one morning and noticed a new maiden walking in his garden.
  170. city
    a large and densely populated urban area
    All in all, she was perhaps the best-loved god in the Pantheon The people of Athens named their beautiful city after her.
  171. perhaps
    by chance
    All in all, she was perhaps the best-loved god in the Pantheon The people of Athens named their beautiful city after her.
  172. use
    put into service
    It was she who taught man how to use tools.
  173. war
    the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
    But the war was long ago, and she was beautiful.
  174. good
    having desirable or positive qualities
    It was she who stated that compassion was the best part of wisdom.
  175. heard
    detected or perceived via the auditory sense
    After he left her, he heard a bird cry and a fish leap, and those wild sounds combined to become a prophecy, which the rattling leaves echoed: “Oh, Zeus, Metis will bear a child, a girl child.
  176. next
    immediately following in time or order
    The next day Zeus walked in his garden again and found Metis there.
  177. woman
    an adult female person
    She concocted the science of numbers and taught it to man-but never to woman.
  178. before
    at or in the front
    Before battle, captains prayed to her for tactics.
  179. name
    a language unit by which a person or thing is known
    All in all, she was perhaps the best-loved god in the Pantheon The people of Athens named their beautiful city after her.
  180. over
    beyond the top or upper surface or edge
    She flew over the lake and dived in and became a fish.
  181. find
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
    The next day Zeus walked in his garden again and found Metis there.
  182. will
    the capability of conscious choice and decision
    After he left her, he heard a bird cry and a fish leap, and those wild sounds combined to become a prophecy, which the rattling leaves echoed: “Oh, Zeus, Metis will bear a child, a girl child.
  183. all
    entirely or completely
    It was exactly as if someone were inside him with a spear, thrusting at all the soft places in his head.
  184. love
    a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
    All in all, she was perhaps the best-loved god in the Pantheon The people of Athens named their beautiful city after her.
  185. day
    time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
    The next day Zeus walked in his garden again and found Metis there.
  186. put
    cause to be in a certain state
    Zeus put his head on the anvil, and Hephaestus split the mighty skull.
  187. part
    one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
    It was she who stated that compassion was the best part of wisdom.
  188. give
    transfer possession of something concrete or abstract
    The manner of her birth gave her domain over intellectual activities.
  189. time
    the continuum of experience in which events pass to the past
    This time she did not flee.
  190. left
    being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north
    After he left her, he heard a bird cry and a fish leap, and those wild sounds combined to become a prophecy, which the rattling leaves echoed: “Oh, Zeus, Metis will bear a child, a girl child.
  191. new
    not of long duration
    Zeus was strolling on Olympus one morning and noticed a new maiden walking in his garden.
  192. out of
    motivated by
    Then Hephaestus leaped back, frightened, because out of the head sprang a tall maiden in armor, holding a long spear.
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