LITERATURE QUESTIONS
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She wove in glowing yellow sunbeams and snowy white clouds.
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A large crowd of humans and gods gathered to watch.
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Even Athena can not spin as wonderfully as I can.
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Arachne laughed and tossed her head.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Arachne Myth When Athena Wins The punishment is that she may never touch a loom and weave again. In shame, she hangs herself. Athena, taking pity on the girl, transforms her into a spider, so that she might continue to weave.
Detailed explanation-2: -Athena wove a tapestry depicting the gods in majesty, while that of Arachne showed their amorous adventures. Enraged at the perfection of her rival’s work (or, alternatively, offended by its subject matter), Athena tore it to pieces, and in despair Arachne hanged herself.
Detailed explanation-3: -Arachne, in her vanity, replied, “No, not even Athena is as good as I am.” The old woman then tore away her disguise and revealed herself as Athena. She was enraged that a mortal could be boastful and would dare to compare herself to a goddess.
Detailed explanation-4: -When Athena saw that Arachne had not only insulted the gods but done so with a work far more beautiful than Athena’s own, she was enraged. She ripped Arachne’s work to shreds and hit her on the head three times. Terrified and ashamed, Arachne hanged herself.