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What was of particular interest to her regarding Zeus
and the way he chose to handle his problems, in this
case the headache which had resulted from eating
Metis, was that rather than ignore the problem, he
chose to face it by asking Hephaestus to hit him on
the head with his hammer. It seems to her that we
should follow the example set by our ancestors and
deal with the problems that we brought upon our-
selves taking action and the necessary measures,
however painful, in order to resolve the situation that
troubles us. To that end, she introduced figures,
most of which hover over the pediment figures, some
of which aiming to depict both the physical and men-
tal strength required to successfully manage to solve
problems when they arise. The rest of the figures aim
at expressing relief upon the solution of problems.