She was the first wife of Zeus. Zeus depended on her wise counsel. However, Mother Earth had warned Zeus that, were Metis to bear him a son, that son would dethrone him as Zeus had dethroned his father, Cronus.

Who betrayed Zeus?

Prometheus stole fire back from Zeus in a fennel stalk and restored it to humanity (565–566).

Did Poseidon overthrow Zeus?

Trivia. Although Poseidon is the Lord of the Oceans, his name means the Lord of the Earth. ... Poseidon once convinced the other gods to overthrow Zeus and almost succeeded because the hecatonchire Briareus saved him.