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In Greek mythology, Metis is Athena's mother. As an descriptor, it means cunning.
by slibhb 6y ago
In Greek mythology, Metis is Athena's mother. As an descriptor, it means cunning.
- jdminhbg 6y agoAnd in this context (I think inspired by James Scott's Seeing Like A State), it refers to local knowledge that isn't necessarily obvious to outsiders. Think of something like "you have to build in retry logic because that API tends to fail every fifth time."
- Igelau 6y agoI had a copy of D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths as a kid. My favorite illustration was the full page shot of Athena busting out of Zeus's head in all her armored glory.