Eos, pitying his unhappy condition, exerted her divine power, and changed him into a grasshopper. […] Zeus is called the “father of gods and men;” his power over both is represented as supreme. […] His marriage with Metis represents supreme power allied to wisdom and prudence. […] The wand typified power; the wings, diligence; the serpents, wisdom or prudence. […] Rhea, or Ops, personified the productive power of the earth.