What does Zeus do to his wife when she gets pregnant?

What does Zeus do to his wife when she gets pregnant?

Since swallowing his children did not work out well for Cronus, Zeus' father, Zeus decided to swallow his wife instead. So, Zeus swallowed Metis while she was pregnant, leading to Athena's very unusual birth [see Athena].

How did Zeus kill his mother?

Rhea had six children. ... When he grew old enough, he gave Rhea a mixture of mustard, wine, and a herb that would make Kronus throw up her children. He did so, and the war was started. After ten years, Zeus ended it by slicing Kronos into millions of pieces and threw him to Tartarus.

Why did Zeus put his first wife in his belly?

"[Zeus], apart from Hera, had lain in love with a fair-faced daughter of Okeanos (Oceanus) and lovley-haired Tethys, Metis, whom he deceived, for all she was so resourceful, for he snatched her up in his hands and put her inside his belly for fear that she might bring forth a thunderbolt stronger than his own; ...

Why did Zeus eat his wife in Greek mythology?

• Zeus is known for his many sexual (and oftentimes nonconsensual) relationships outside of his marriage to his wife and sister Hera. Why did Zeus eat his wife? In some versions of Greek mythology, Zeus ate his wife Metis because it was known that their second child would be more powerful than him.

Who are all of the wives of Zeus?

• The following is an indicative list of characters that Zeus consorted with: Zeus had 7 immortal wives whose names were Metis, Themis, Eurynome, Demeter, Mnemosyne, Leto, and Hera. METIS, his first wife, was one of the Oceanides or sea-nymphs.

How did Zeus convince Cronus to throw up his children?

• Together they came up with a plan to convince Cronus to throw up the children. Zeus disguised himself and Cronus hired him. Zeus gave him the potion in a drink and Cronus threw up the kids. Metis later became Zeus’s first wife. Together they gave birth to Athena who came out of Zeus’s head. Themis was the Titan goddess of divine law.

What is the significance of gods eating offspring in Greek mythology?

• In Greek mythology Cronus ate his children. After he dies Zeus eats Metis, while she is pregnant with Athena. What is it with gods eating their children? I know Cronus ate them as he feared they would overthrow him one day, (which they did). I didn't know Zeus did the same. – Daft May 1 '15 at 14:56