Arachne

Mythological weaver who was transformed into a spider

0members1here now

Ask Genius Site

Comments

Ask Genius by OpenServe:

Free account · your comment posts right after signup

About Arachne

Arachne is the protagonist of a tale in classical mythology known primarily from the version told by the Roman poet Ovid (43 BCE–17 CE). In Book Six of his epic poem Metamorphoses, Ovid recounts how the talented mortal Arachne challenged the goddess Minerva to a weaving contest. When Minerva found that Arachne's tapestry mocked the gods, the goddess, though approving of Arachne's talent, became enraged and beat the girl with her shuttle. After Arachne hanged herself out of shame, she was transformed into a spider out of pity by Minerva. The myth both provided an etiology of spiders' web-spinning abilities and was a cautionary tale about hubris only leading to one's downfall.

0

members

1

here now

Occupation: weaver

Everything about Arachne →

Live room · 1 here

Be the first in the room — members see you arrive.

Join the room

Arachne

Mythological weaver who was transformed into a spider

0members1here now

Ask Genius Site

Not who you're looking for? Others named Arachne: web browser · archaeological database

Comments

Ask Genius by OpenServe:

Free account · your comment posts right after signup

About Arachne

Arachne is the protagonist of a tale in classical mythology known primarily from the version told by the Roman poet Ovid (43 BCE–17 CE). In Book Six of his epic poem Metamorphoses, Ovid recounts how the talented mortal Arachne challenged the goddess Minerva to a weaving contest. When Minerva found that Arachne's tapestry mocked the gods, the goddess, though approving of Arachne's talent, became enraged and beat the girl with her shuttle. After Arachne hanged herself out of shame, she was transformed into a spider out of pity by Minerva. The myth both provided an etiology of spiders' web-spinning abilities and was a cautionary tale about hubris only leading to one's downfall.

0

members

1

here now