It is said that the child of Zeus would be the lord of the heavens, and upon receiving that information, and fearing the consequential power of this offspring, Zeus swallowed his wife, Metis. But that only served to delay the inevitability of the arrival of his daughter, Athena After being subjected to mind numbing headaches, Zeus, with the help of Hephaestus, hammered his own head open to release the daughter inside of him - Athena - emerging from her father in full-fledged armor. Athena is one of the most powerful, independent goddess, and often thought to be of even greater importance than Zeus due to her meticulous comprehension of every event. Athena is very wise, which makes sense, seeing as she is respected as the goddess of wisdom. Her knowledge and braveness in battle played parts of making her Zeus's favorite daughter. She was the only one out of all the gods and goddesses, bar Zeus, who was allowed to use her father's lightning bolts. Athena is one of the major goddesses, even the city of Athens, is named after her. The story behind is that she had challenged her uncle, Poseidon, over become the namesake of the capital of Greece, and they presented gifts to the people in order to prove their worth. Poseidon gave the people a salt water fountain, and Athena presented them with the olive tree. The people of the nation preferred her present, resulting in her victory and the olive tree becoming the country's sacred tree. Athena is one of many things, so she not only just wise but also very strong, reasons that made her very respected among her believers. Athena has endured a large amount of trouble but she has used it as further decisions. She helped Hercules during his 12 labors, by teaching him how to defeat the Stymphalian birds, owing him nothing. Though often times, she was the root of the trouble, as it was during the spark that lit the bonfire that would become the Trojan war. The goddess of chaos, Eris, planted a gold