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Arachne and Athena had a weaving contest but Athena lost and turned her into a spider.

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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.


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arachane was a woman that thought she was the best at weaving then she challenged the greek god Athena to a weaving contest and lost not knowing it was Athena then arachne didnt apolygise when Athena asked her to so Athena got affended and turned arachne into a spider that's why spiders are called arachnoids and ledgend has it that spiders are punished by living alone and having to spin their own webs because of what arachne did to Athena. If you would like to learn more read a book or search the internet and you will learn alot don't forget that greek myths are always diffrent because they were never written on paper so don't get mad if you look for something and you get 7 diffrent answers its all right


What is conceited arachne?

I'm assuming you're inquiring as to how Arachne was conceited in the Greek myth, yes? Arachne was a beautiful, but very vain, young woman whose spinning and weaving skill was famous throughout the land. Her talent surpassed that of every mortal, and, as she recognized her own superiority, she was incredibly boastful about it--even going so far as to insult and challenge the goddess of weaving, crafts, and skill (Athena) herself. Her conceit carried over to the weaving contest she challenged Athena to, creating a tapestry that, while wondrously done, was a mocking work that depicted the all of the failings and fears of the gods. It was because of this blatant insolence that she lost and was forced to weave as a spider for eternity.


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The word arachnid comes from the Greek legend of a beautiful lady who dared to compare her weaving skills to the goddes Athena. Her name was called Arachna. So Athena turned her into a spider! She lived in a cave and was defeated by Hercules.


How is arachnids related to mythology?

Arachnids are related to mythology because a maid called Arachne was so proud of her abilities to weave that she challenged the goddess, Athena to a weaving competition. Arachne boasted that she would easily win. When Arachne lost to Athena, she hung herself in shame. Athena saw her do this so she turned the hanging rope into a web and turned Arachne into a arachnid so she can forever weave with her descendants.


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