Metis

## Names

### Aliases

First Olympic Queen, First Wife of Zeus, Skilled One, Cunning One, Wise Counselor, First of Oceanids

### Other Names

God of Ideas
God of Wisdom
God of Intelligence
God of Deep Thought
God of Planning
God of Prudence
God of Good Counsel
Queen of Oceanids

## Relationships

### Ancestors

Khaos (Progenitor)
Ouranos (Grandfather)
Gaia (Grandmother)

### Parents

Oceanus (Father)
Tethys (Mother)

### Siblings

The Potamoi (Brothers)
The Oceanids (Sisters)

## Personal Status

### Affliations

Mount Olympus
Elder Olympians
Olympian Deities
The Oceanid (Leader)
Greco-Roman Deities
Greco-Roman Pantheon
Titan Deities (Formerly)
Erebus (Formerly)
Alliance of Hell (Formerly)

### Abilities

**Ethereal Energy*** Water manipulation
* Ocean Manipulation

### Ranking

Minor God
Ocean Elemental

## Portrayal

### English VA

Melissa Fahn

**Metis** was the Goddess of Wisdom and Good Counsel from Greco-Roman mythology. She was an Elemental, daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, and the first wife of Zeus with whom she had Athena.

In 20XX, she was temporarily resurrected by Erebus as parts of the Alliance of Hell's attack on Mount Olympus. However, she was eventually defeated and broke from Erebus' control, only to willingly fade away afterward.

## Overview

**Metis** (Ancient Greek: Μῆτις, lit. 'wisdom', 'skill', or 'craft'), in ancient Greek religion, was a mythical goddess, an Oceanid nymph, daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.

## Appearance

Metis was a beautiful woman of a statuesque figure, with marble skin, light-purple hair that went past her waist, and cold golden eyes. She wore a black hoodie crop top with a form-fitting dark-purple party dress underneath, black fishnet leggings, and a pair of high-heeled leather boots.

Her voice was described to be solemn, cold, and emotionless, devoid of any humanity, resembling that of a robot or an artificial intelligence more than something an actual living being would say.

## Personality

Metis was known as a kind and good-natured goddess. She loved humanity and cared about them enough to betray her fellow Titans to support Zeus as she knew only under his reign would humanity have a chance to flourish. She was an oddity among her siblings, being fascinated about the Earth more than about the mysteries of the deep seas.

This didn't mean she was a feminine person, however, as she was the opposite of it. She was loud, rebellious, and tomboyish, so much so that Zeus thought she was one of the Korybantes when they first met. Despite her domains, she was noted to be more street-smart than booksmart, having a preference for lies, traps, and trickery over detailed strategies that her daughter is famous for.

That wasn't to deny her intelligence, as there were few in the pantheon that could rival her in terms of cleverness. She was sly, witty, and cunning, and wasn't afraid to pick on herself or others to joke about. However, not all could appreciate her sense of humor, as she had accidentally made some enemies because of her sharp tongue.

Following her supposed "resurrection", however, most of her personality had been lost, and in their place was nothing but the loyalty toward the Alliance of Hell, albeit it was the same kind of loyalty a machine would have toward its programmer than any genuine devotion.

## History

### Early Years

Metis was one of the elemental daughters of Oceanus and Tethys, the leader and sister of the 3000 Oceanids and the sister of the 3000 Potamoi. Ever since she was young, she already had a fascination with the Earth, with plants and animals, and especially with humans that nobody in her family could understand. In addition, she was also much more active than most girls her age, having more fun wrestling with her brothers on the sand than weaving alongside her mother and sisters.

As she grew up, she decided to leave her parents' palace and found her way to the mortal world to research about the world above the sea, and soon, her love for the Earth only grew. When she first came on land, she disguised herself as a mortal woman and spent time with the humans on Crete, and eventually came to love mankind.

### The God on Crete

One day, while exploring the island for new ingredients for her elixirs, she accidentally passed through a creak in the barrier around Mount Ida and encountered Zeus. Despite popular belief, their initial encounter did not end well, with the both of them punching and clawing at each other, and only stopped with Rhea's arrival. Seeing one of her nieces there, Rhea had no choice but to tell Metis the truth about Zeus' identity and had sworn to never tell anyone else. Since then, she had become a part of Rhea's secret rebellion against her husband.

The two began to live together, much to Zeus' annoyance, and she became his teacher in anything his mother couldn't teach him. From alchemy to herbology, to magic and cooking. They would learn how to fight hand-to-hand from the Korybantes and then with weapons from the Dactyls. On rare occasions, she would sneak Zeus out of Mount Ida and into the harbor to meet with the humans she befriended there.

As the centuries passed by, her love for humans grew and so did her feelings toward Zeus. What initially was annoyance soon turned into affection, and from affection turned to love. Eventually, after they lost their virginity together in the Psychro Cave, Zeus proposed to her, asking her if she would be his queen when he overthrew his father, which accepted.

### The Titanomachy

When Zeus reached his full maturity, realizing that he was born to fulfill Ouranos' position as the new Sky Father, Metis and Rhea urged him to begin his campaign against Kronos. Using a special potion that Metis brewed, he successfully poisoned Krnos' wine and made him regurgitate the children he had swallowed: Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Hades, and Hestia. And with their rescue and escape from Mount Othrys, the Titanomachy had officially started.

### Athena's Birth

With her support, Rhea and her children were able to sway Oceanus and Tethys' support to their side, thus effectively gaining the support of all oceanic gods. To further fortify this alliance, Zeus and Metis got married on Crete under the witnesses of all their allies, in a ceremony officiated by Zeus' older sister Hera. Not all were on board with this alliance, however, as it meant the oceanic gods would have an immense hold over the pantheon if the war ended in Zeus' favor. As such, many assassinations attempts started to appear, which only grew greater after news broke out about Persephone's birth, Zeus' eldest and illigimate daughter with his own sister Demeter.

Despite the scandal, this didn't affect their marriage like many people believed. In reality, Metis doted on Persephone and saw her as her own daughter, enough for people to joke that Persephone was Metis' daughter with Demeter instead. Her loving nature didn't change once she heard about her own pregnancy, right in the later years of the Titanomachy.

While this did result in a big fight with Zeus, Oceanus, and Tethys regarding her safety, Metis insisted on staying at the battlefield to support her husband and the rebels, both as their strategist and as their head medic. Unfortunately, what happened was exactly what people had feared. During a surprise attack on the Olympians' camp, Metis' water broke and she was forced to undergo an emergency delivery. With Hera's guidance, Hephaestus was able to safely deliver Athena but due to a combination of stress and blood loss, Metis passed away in that battle, holding her newborn daughter in her arms.

## Trivia

* Her name "Metis" means "wisdom", "skill", or "craft".
	+ Originally, her name also connoted "magical cunning" or "trickery".
* Zeus is himself titled "Metieta", meaning "the wise counselor".
* The Greek word "metis" meant a quality that combined wisdom and cunning. This quality was considered to be highly admirable, and in the Classical era, "metis" was regarded by Athenians as one of the notable characteristics of the Athenian character.
* According to Plato, Poros ("creative ingenuity") is Metis' child.
* In one myth, Athena is the daughter of Brontes, one of the three Cyclopes, who Metis gave birth to before she was swallowed by Zeus.
* According to the Bibliotheca, Zeus tried to force himself on Metis, and she was forced to shapeshift into many creatures in order to escape him but fail.
* Metis Island in Antarctica is named after her.
	+ Metis, the innermost known moon of Jupiter, is named after her.
	+ 9 Metis, one of the larger main-belt asteroids, is named as such in her honor.