Zeus, God of Affairs, Births & Godly Drama Explained! While Zeus remains the preeminent sovereign of the Olympian pantheon, his enduring notoriety within contemporary culture is arguably derived from his prolific series of extramarital liaisons and the vast assembly of divine and heroic progeny that resulted from these unions. Following the impregnation of Metis, the Titaness of counsel, Zeus consumed her to forestall a prophecy decreeing that she would bear a son destined to surpass his own power; subsequently, he famously birthed the goddess Athena from his own skull. Furthermore, his union with the Titaness Leto produced the celestial twins Apollo and Artemis, a delivery only achieved after the vengeful Hera compelled Leto to traverse the breadth of the earth in search of a sanctuary for their birth. #fathersday #zeus #god #greekgod #history #worldhistory