Arachne was boasting about her weaving talents and claimed that she was better than Athena.
No, Athena abused her power as a god and proved Arachne's point that gods are immoral, unjust, and abusive over their power. Athena accepted Arachne's offer to see who's the best weaver. Arachne won fair and square however, Athena did not like that and cursed Arachne out of spite.
Athena turned Arachne into a spider.
Athena was the goddess Arachne challenged to a weaving competition, even though she was a mere mortal. She bragged to everyone in her town that she was a better weaving than even Athena. Later, Athena turned Arachne into a spider. So, the main characters are Athena and Arachne.
Arachne was a mortal who thought she was better at weaving than Athena. They had a competition, and Arachne's weaving showed gods having affairs, and that really ticked Athena off. So, Athena turned Arachne into a spider.
Arachne believed her weaving skills to be as good as Athena's. Athena heard about this and came down to challenge Arachne to a contest to see who could weave the better blanket/tapestry/piece of fabric. The story goes that Arachne's weaving was equal to that of Athena's, but the story that her piece depicted was offensive to the Gods and therefore Athena turned Arachne into a spider so that she could spend the rest of her days weaving webs.
No, Athena abused her power as a god and proved Arachne's point that gods are immoral, unjust, and abusive over their power. Athena accepted Arachne's offer to see who's the best weaver. Arachne won fair and square however, Athena did not like that and cursed Arachne out of spite.
Athena turned Arachne into a spider.
Arachne was a girl who said her weaving was better than Athena's, the goddess of weaving. Her and Athena had a contest, and Arachne's work was deemed better. Athena then tore up Arachne's work. Out of shame Arachne tried to hang herself. Athena saved her and made hera spider. See link below for more details.
Arachne was a girl who said her weaving was better than Athena's, the goddess of weaving. Her and Athena had a contest, and Arachne's work was deemed better. Athena then tore up Arachne's work. Out of shame Arachne tried to hang herself. Athena saved her and made hera spider. See link below for more details.
Arachne said she was a better weaver than even Athena, and challenged her.
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Spiders because Arachne challenged Athena to a weaving competion (Athena is the goddess of weaving as well) Athena got mad and turned Arachne in to a Spider.
The climax of the story "Arachne" occurs when Arachne challenges Athena to a weaving contest and creates a tapestry that insults the gods. Athena then reveals herself and challenges Arachne to a contest of skill. After Arachne's tapestry surpasses Athena's in beauty, Athena transforms her into a spider out of anger.
The maiden that was changed into a spider after challenging goddess Athena to a weaving contest was Arachne.
Athena was the goddess Arachne challenged to a weaving competition, even though she was a mere mortal. She bragged to everyone in her town that she was a better weaving than even Athena. Later, Athena turned Arachne into a spider. So, the main characters are Athena and Arachne.
Arachne was a mortal who thought she was better at weaving than Athena. They had a competition, and Arachne's weaving showed gods having affairs, and that really ticked Athena off. So, Athena turned Arachne into a spider.
In the story of Arachne, the falling action occurs after Arachne and Athena have their weaving contest. Athena, angered by Arachne's hubris, transforms her into a spider. Arachne, now a spider, continues to weave intricate webs for eternity as a punishment from Athena.