Metis/Definition

From Greek mythology, she was the first wife of Zeus; when she became pregnant with the goddess Athena, Zeus swallowed Metis, and eventually Athena was born out of his head; accordingly her name means wisdom or cleverness. Source: Elizabeth Vandiver, Classics scholar, authority on Greek mythology and Greek tragedy, including the Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Homer, and Virgil. This definition is based on her course Classical Mythology for The Teaching Company.