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Athena and Minerva are the same person but Athena is the greek name and Minerva is the roman name.
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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.
Climax in the story of arachne?
Athena kills the girl, but then feels bad because the punishment was too much, so brings her back to life as a spider, so she can still weave.
Was Athena nice or mean?
Athena is nice and mean. She helped many people that she favored but turned a girl she hated into a spider. I DON'T AS IN DO NOT believe in Athena. Its just fun to read mythology. ole!!*wink*
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.
What does Archne mean?
Arachne cames from the greek word meaning spider. In Greco-Roman mythology, Arachne was a great mortal weaver who boasted that her skill was greater than that of Athena, goddess of wisdom, weaving, and strategy. When Athena saw the girl's tapestry which ridiculed the gods she turned the poor girl into a spider after destroying her tapestry.
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.
Which girl competed against Athena?
Well, in the 'Weave-off' Athena competed against Arachne. long story short, Athena got mad and turned Arachne into the spider.
What are facts about Arachne?
She was a beautiful girl and weaves very well, but she boasted that she weaves better than Athena, the goddess of the loom, so Athena turned her into a spider.
Climax in the story of arachne?
Athena kills the girl, but then feels bad because the punishment was too much, so brings her back to life as a spider, so she can still weave.
Was Athena nice or mean?
Athena is nice and mean. She helped many people that she favored but turned a girl she hated into a spider. I DON'T AS IN DO NOT believe in Athena. Its just fun to read mythology. ole!!*wink*
What does arachnid mean in Greek mythology?
Arachnid comes from the peasent girl Arachne, who challenged Athena to a weaving contest and lost. Athena then turned her into a spider which is where the term arachnid comes from.
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.
What does Archne mean?
Arachne cames from the greek word meaning spider. In Greco-Roman mythology, Arachne was a great mortal weaver who boasted that her skill was greater than that of Athena, goddess of wisdom, weaving, and strategy. When Athena saw the girl's tapestry which ridiculed the gods she turned the poor girl into a spider after destroying her tapestry.
What are some girl names that mean wisdom?
Minerva, Sophia (or Sofia), Athena, and Sonya all mean wisdom.
Who was the skilled weaver in greek mythology?
The skilled weaver in ancient Greek Mythology was the goddess, Athena. Once, someone challenged Athena to a weaving contest. Athena got so mad that someone thought they were a better weaver than her, that she turned the girl into a spider, so that she would weave forever, but no one would want to come near her.
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 is Arachne's symbol?
Arachne was a girl who bragged that her weaving was better than the Greek gods. So she was turned into a spider.
