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| daughter of Metis and Zeus, born fully armored from Zeus' head; protector of cities, patron of heroes, technical arts and crafts (military arts, double flute invention, weaving, carpentry - ship building, horse taming) |
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| Swallowed by Zeus, name means cleverness/cunning, mother to Athena |
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| born by attempted rape of Athena by Hephaestus, Athena takes him in as her own, gives to Herse and Aglaurus (daughters of Cecrops) for safe-keeping, tells them not to look in the chest, they are driven mad by the sight of him, he later becomes a King of Athens |
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| challenged Athena to a weaving contest, was turned into a spider |
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| Medusa became one, they inspired Athena's invention of the double flute with their laments for Medusa |
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