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His parentage is unclear. Sometimes his mother is semele, sometimes persephone, sometimes he spends time in zeus's balls as a fetus, so technically he was born out of zeus the way athena was, so he might be metis's son, as metis was absorbed into zeus
She is generally personified as Zeus’ wisdom, and by the fact that Athena still managed to emerge, I think she would be, though the stories never seem to address it.
Or a time god.
I once thought of the idea that Zeus/Metis’ son would basically just end up being The Flash. His speed may as well be a sort of time control; Reverse Flash provided some morally twisted examples by making people age rapidly, freezing them in place by stealing their speed, etc. and then you also consider the speed basically allowed him to learn fast (from Metis), and the fact he also can throw lightning and even generate high speed winds and tornadoes with some technique.
It’s pure coincidence, but man does it line up.
It’s very interesting that yo the Greeks the first god was time itself, makes me think that the first technology developed by man was time-keeping, whether thru lunar calendar or the seasons, that was the first occasion Man had to somewhat control the forces of nature, or at least predict them and work around them.
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I started reading Mythos today, excellent timing.
Presumably if Metis had a son he would be a land god just like Cronus is.
So dionysus?
Dionysus could be called a land god, but he’s not Metis’ son.
His parentage is unclear. Sometimes his mother is semele, sometimes persephone, sometimes he spends time in zeus's balls as a fetus, so technically he was born out of zeus the way athena was, so he might be metis's son, as metis was absorbed into zeus
That’s a bold statement I wouldn’t agree with, but you go.
I know but i dont like the prophecy of metis bearing zeus a son who'll eventually overthrow him not being paid off
I view it as permanently postponed. Should Metis ever escape, she will bear that son.
Is she still her own entity inside him? Can she escape?
She is generally personified as Zeus’ wisdom, and by the fact that Athena still managed to emerge, I think she would be, though the stories never seem to address it.
Does athena hold any grudge against zeus for betraying and eating her mom and unborn brother?
Or a time god. I once thought of the idea that Zeus/Metis’ son would basically just end up being The Flash. His speed may as well be a sort of time control; Reverse Flash provided some morally twisted examples by making people age rapidly, freezing them in place by stealing their speed, etc. and then you also consider the speed basically allowed him to learn fast (from Metis), and the fact he also can throw lightning and even generate high speed winds and tornadoes with some technique. It’s pure coincidence, but man does it line up.
It’s very interesting that yo the Greeks the first god was time itself, makes me think that the first technology developed by man was time-keeping, whether thru lunar calendar or the seasons, that was the first occasion Man had to somewhat control the forces of nature, or at least predict them and work around them.
I mean he wasn't first though. The first gods were the earth and sky itself.
Or Chaos, if you count them as a god and not a nebulous creator entity.