Athena was said to have sprung armed from the head of Zeus: Pindar, Ol. vii. 65: κορυφὰν κατ᾽ ἄκραν ἀνορούσαισ᾽ ἀλάλαξεν ὑπερμάκει βοᾷ. Cf. Hes. Theog. 924.