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Sign in to saveArachne (; from , cognate with Latin ) 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 (the Roman equivalent of Athena) to a weaving contest. When Minerva could find no flaws in the tapestry Arachne had woven for the contest, the goddess became enraged and beat the girl with her shuttle. After Arachne hanged herself out of shame, she was transformed into a spider. The myth both provide
Arachne is a figure from classical mythology whose story, primarily known through the Roman poet Ovid's *Metamorphoses*, tells of a mortal woman who challenged the goddess Minerva to a weaving contest and was transformed into a spider as punishment. The myth illustrates themes of hubris and divine retribution, as Minerva's rage at Arachne's skill and presumption leads to the girl's tragic fate.
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- Deity.type
- Greek
- Deity.name
- Arachne
- Deity.image
- René-Antoine Houasse - Minerve et Arachne (Versailles).jpg
- Deity.caption
- Minerva and Arachne, by René-Antoine Houasse, 1706.
- Deity.father
- Idmon
- Deity.children
- Closter
- Deity.abode
- Lydia or Attica
- Deity.siblings
- Phalanx (brother)
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- Arachne
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- Metamorphoses
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- Ἀράχνη
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