Complete Definition of "Metis"

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Proper noun
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Metis

  1. Greek mythology The personification of "Wisdom". Daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys. She was a Titan, but not one of the first twelve Titans. First spouse of Zeus, and the mother of Athena, goddess of wisdom. She symbolises the divine wisdom.
  2. a satellite of Jupiter
  3. a band of part Native American, part Caucasian peoples who inhabited Southern Manitoba in Canada.

Translations
(mythology)
French: Métis
satellite of Jupiter
French: Métis
people
French: Métis

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