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.
Weaving
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.
The myth of Arachne and Athene revolves around a mortal weaver named Arachne, who boasts about her weaving skills, claiming she is superior to the goddess Athene, the goddess of wisdom and crafts. Offended by Arachne's arrogance, Athene challenges her to a weaving contest. While Arachne creates a beautiful tapestry depicting the flaws of the gods, Athene's work showcases their greatness. Ultimately, Athene punishes Arachne for her hubris by transforming her into a spider, condemning her to weave for eternity.
Arachne was better at weaving than her, and Athena was the goddess of household crafts, so Arachne being better than her made Athena angry.
They both were proud about weaving.
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.
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.
The setting of the story "Arachne" by Olivia Coolidge is ancient Greece. It takes place in a small village where a young woman named Arachne becomes known for her exceptional weaving skills and challenges the goddess Athena to a weaving contest.
weaving and embroidery
In the myth of Arachne, the main characters are Arachne, a talented mortal weaver, and Athena, the goddess of wisdom and crafts. Arachne is known for her exceptional weaving skills, which lead her to boast that she is superior to Athena. Athena, disguised as an old woman, warns Arachne about her hubris, but Arachne challenges the goddess to a weaving contest. Ultimately, Arachne's arrogance leads to her downfall, as she is transformed into a spider by Athena as punishment for her pride.
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.
Weaving
weaving and embroidery
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.
The myth of Arachne and Athene revolves around a mortal weaver named Arachne, who boasts about her weaving skills, claiming she is superior to the goddess Athene, the goddess of wisdom and crafts. Offended by Arachne's arrogance, Athene challenges her to a weaving contest. While Arachne creates a beautiful tapestry depicting the flaws of the gods, Athene's work showcases their greatness. Ultimately, Athene punishes Arachne for her hubris by transforming her into a spider, condemning her to weave for eternity.
Arachne was better at weaving than her, and Athena was the goddess of household crafts, so Arachne being better than her made Athena angry.
The maiden that was changed into a spider after challenging goddess Athena to a weaving contest was Arachne.