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What the goddess Athena fears?
spiders
What does Athena the Greek goddess fear?
spiders
Who is the Greek god or goddess of spiders?
Arachne
What is a interesting fact about Athena?
She is a Greek goddess of intelligence. She is afraid of spiders.
What are Athena's fears?
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.
What is the science name for spiders?
The scientific name for spiders is "Arachnid" (uh-rack-nid). That name comes from an old Greek story. In this story, a girl named Arachne loved to weave. Her weaving was so beautiful and perfect that the goddess Athena got jealous. To punish Arachne, the goddess turned her into a spider. But Arachne still loved to weave, even though she was a spider. Today, all Arachnids, or spiders, weave silk. (Not all of them make webs though.) The word, "spider," comes from the German word "spinner," because spiders spin or weave silk.
What does arachnophobia mean in greek mythology?
Arachnophobia is fear of spiders from the Greek Arachna after a woman who challenged the goddess Athena to a sewing contest. When the woman lost Athena turned her into a spider.Phobia means "fear of" so it basically means fear of spiders.
Why is Athena supposed to be afraid of spiders?
In Greek mythology, Athena's fear of spiders is not a widely known or accepted belief. It is likely a modern interpretation or misinterpretation. Athena is best known as the goddess of wisdom, warfare, and reason, with no mention of a fear of spiders in traditional sources.
What is a modern day myth of the greek goddess Athena?
Athena (Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva. There is no modern myth about this Goddess. One of the old myths though, is how she turned a woman named arachne into a spider and that's where spiders came from. There's a whole story behind it.
How did the crab spider get its name?
Over 700 different kinds of spiders live in Florida. The scientific name for spiders is "Arachnid" (uh-rack-nid). That name comes from an old Greek story. In this story, a girl named Arachne (uh-rak-nee) loved to weave. Her weaving was so beautiful and perfect that the goddess Athena got jealous. To punish Arachne, the goddess turned her into a spider. But Arachne still loved to weave, even though she was a spider.
Are spiders are insects?
No. Fishing spiders are hunting spiders of the genus Dolomedes.
What are Athenas weakness?
One of Athena's weaknesses is her temper. Another one might be spiders, from an incident with Arachne. She is however a very strong goddess.
