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Su asked in Society & CultureMythology & Folklore · 9 years ago

Why does Athena (Minerva to the Romans) loathe the spider when she gifted the art of weaving to mankind?

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    There was a woman who was named Arachne and she was one of the best weavers ever so Athena challenged her and lost so Athena turned her into a spider

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    a women named arachnae thought she could weave better than the gods, so athena challenged her to a weaving contest and beat her, but instead of killing her, she turned arachnae into the first spider that would be doomed for all eternity to weave.

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