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For declaring her weaving to be better than Minerva's
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Who challenged Minerva to a weaving contest?
Minerva challenged Arachne. Arachne won; Minerva was jealous so she turned her into a spider.
What is Minerva's final act towards Arachne?
In the Roman myths, Minerva turns Arachne into a spider.
What did arachne do to get Minerva so upset?
they broke up
The story of Minerva and Arachne explains the origin of what?
Spider
What happened to Arachne?
Arachne was an arrogant girl. She thought she was the best at weaving and challenged Minerva (Athena) to a weaving contest. Minerva saw no flaws in her work and became extremely jealous. She beat her over the head with a boxwood spindle and turned her into a spider.
What point of view is the story of Minerva and Arachne told in?
The story of Minerva and Arachne is typically told from a third-person point of view. This allows for an objective narration of the events and the interactions between the characters without being limited to the perspective of a single character.
Who was the Greek goddess of the loom?
Athena. She punished Arachne for her pride with loom spinning.
Who was a skilled weaver who angered Athena by bragging about her skills?
Arachne was the weaver that challenged Athena at a weaving contest. Arachne won, but Athena turned punished the impious pretensions of her acolyte Arachne by turning her into a weaving spider.
Who is archane in Greek mythogoly?
Do you mean Arachne? If so, she was a weaver of spectacular skill whose vanity cost her life. She boasted publicly that she was more skilled at the loom than even Minerva, who was the patron of the art. Upset by this, Minerva made her presence known and challenged the girl to a contest. And while Arachne's weaving was sublime, Athena's was divine and all declared her easily the winner. Arachne, in shame, tried to commit suicide by hanging herself, but Minerva would not have it, instead changing the girl into a spider, doomed forever to spin webs and dangle precariously.
What did Athena turn herself into when she went to see Arachne?
Arachne said she was a better weaver than even Athena, and challenged her.
What is the lesson learned from Arachne?
It is the myth of a young girl boasting that she is a better weaver than the goddess Athena/Minerva. As a result of her boasting, the goddess, disguised as an old women, came to Earth and challenged Arachne. But after Athena saw that Arachne was weeving images of evil, she tore the clothe apart and turned Arachne into a spider.
Why did people write the Greek myths?
To explain natural events and why stuff happens the way it does. For example, the story of Arachne and Athena (Minerva) tells why spiders spin webs.
