Editing Minerva (section)

== Origin ==
The myth of Minerva's birth follows that of Athena. Jupiter raped the [[Titan (mythology)|titaness]] Metis, which resulted in her attempting to change shape (or [[shapeshift]]) to escape him. Jupiter then recalled the prophecy that his own child would overthrow him, just as he himself had overthrown his father [[Saturn (mythology)|Saturn]], and in turn, Saturn had overthrown his father [[Caelus]]. Fearing that their child would be male, and would grow stronger than he was and rule the Heavens in his place, Jupiter swallowed Metis whole after tricking her into turning herself into a fly. The Titaness gave birth to Minerva and forged weapons and armour for her child while within Jupiter's body. The constant pounding and ringing left Jupiter with agonizing pain. To relieve the pain, [[Vulcan (mythology)|Vulcan]] used a hammer to split Jupiter's head and, from the cleft, Minerva emerged, as a grown adult and in full battle armour.