The Greek Gods - Athena by Evslin, Evslin & Hoopes

In this story, they tell about a few myths of Athena. One is the myth of how she was born. In the myth, Zeus once saw a beautiful lady in his garden, a titaness by the name of Metis. He went after her, but couldn't catch her. The second time she appeared in his garden, she did not run away, and when Zeus reached her, he swallowed her whole. A few days later, Zeus had a terrible headache, so strong that no human or god had ever experienced. He yelled for Hephaestus, and when Hephaestus came, Zeus laid his head on the anvil. Hephaestus took his hammer and split Zeus's skull. Then he jumped backwards, afraid of what would come out. What did come out was a tall woman, with grey eyes and in full battle armor. This was the goddess Athena.