After a weaving contest, Athena turned this maiden into a spider so that she'd spend the rest of her life spinning
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Arachne - Wikipedia  In Greco-Roman mythology, Arachne is a talented mortal weaver who challenged Athena, goddess of wisdom and crafts, into a weaving contest; this hubris resulted in her being transformed into a spider. There are many versions of the story's weaving contest, with each saying that ... Athena saw that Arachne could not live if she could not weave, so she...
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Jeopary Questions page 1422 - THE STAMP ACT - TriviaBistro.com  BEFORE & AFTER: TV channel-changer that must have power over every aspect of its .... MYTHOLOGICAL WOMEN: After a weaving contest, Athena turned this maiden into a spider so that she'd spend the rest of her life spinning  THE 76th...
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Why Athena turns Arakhne into a spider  In some versions the maiden Arakhne is Athena's student, while in others she has ... the art of spinning and weaving by mortals, reaching a remarkable skillfulness, and ... contest so that she could prove that she was a better weaver than Athena! ... Athena then struck Arakhne herself with her staff, turning her into a spider.
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In Greco-Roman mythology, Arachne was a mortal woman and ...  Legend tells us that Arachne challenged Athena to a weaving contest and ... continues to use her weaving talents to spin and pattern the lives of mortals. .... Read the myth about Arachne, who was transformed into a spider by Athena after weaving ... that she turned her into a spider, so she can spend eternity as a weaver.
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Athena, Arachne and the Weaving Contest - Greek-Gods.Info  Learn about Athena, Arachne and the Weaving Contest. ... "I am old and have much experience from life, so let me give you one advice: don't ever ... At that moment, the old woman transformed herself into the radiant goddess Athena. ... Since then, the spider is cursed to be trapped inside her own web, weaving constantly...
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Hercules - Ancient History Encyclopedia  Jul 9, 2012 ... The pan-Hellenic mythological hero Hercules (or Herakles) was famed ... through success in seemingly impossible labours, won his immortal place ... cask resulted in Hercules accidentally killing Cheiron with one of his poisoned arrows. ... Hippolyta was an Amazon queen and her girdle had been given to...
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Myth Summary  Electryon planned to attack the Teleboans, who had retreated to their land in western ... Heracles was taught chariot driving, wrestling, archery, and music by various heroes. ... The Lernaean Hydra. ... The crab became the constellation Cancer. ... Heracles killed HIPPOLYTA [hip-pol'i-ta], queen of the Amazons, in battle and...
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Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable by Thomas Bulfinch: Ch. 9 ...  Minerva. That mortal was Arachne, a maiden who had attained such skill in the arts ... skill, if she dare venture. ... Minerva touched her and transformed her into a spider. Spenser .... in mythology except Medusa, the Gorgon, whose story we shall next advert to. ... proud of her beauty, had dared to compare herself to the Sea-
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Origins of Arachne the Spinner - Myths and Legends - East Of ...  Arachne the Spinner - origins ... Nevertheless, it has all the hallmarks of a Greek myth, and, like many other stories which first ... Diego Velasquez, The Spinners.
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Greek Mythology Gods Olympians - Desy  He then drew lots with his brothers Poseidon and Hades. Zeus won the draw and became the supreme ruler of the gods. ... asked him to make the most beautiful animal that the world had ever seen. ... He rarely leaves the underworld. ... Her weeping kept Zeus up and the next morning he agreed to release her if she would...
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Hippolyta - Wikipedia  In Classical Greek mythology, Hippolyta was the Amazonian queen who possessed a magical girdle she was given by her father Ares, the god of war. The girdle was a waist belt that signified her authority as queen of the Amazons. She figures prominently in the myths of both Heracles and Theseus. ... was taken to Athens where she was wed to Theseus, being the only Amazon...
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Theseus and the minotaur by spreckers von Spreckelsen on Prezi  When Minos saw him walk out of the Labrynth with the head of the Minotaur, he trembled in fear. ... He supplied Theseus with food and supplies for his journey home. ... On his way through the maze, he unwound the ball of yarn behind him. ... Ariadne, Minos's daughter, helped him by giving him a ball of yarn that would lead...
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ATHENA (Athene) - Greek Goddess of Wisdom, War & Crafts ...  Athena was the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom and good counsel, war, the defence of ... The weaving contest with Arakhne (Arachne) who was transformed by the goddess into a spider . .... revealed her as Minerva [Athene] was protected by two boys who were the comrades in ... K19.1 Birth of Athena, Zeus, Hephaestus.
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A Job Fit for a Goddess - NYTimes.com  Jul 10, 1994 ... IN the mythology of early Greece, Athena is among other things the patron ... is the girl who unwisely boasted that she could outweave the goddess. Hearing of this impertinence, Athena challenged the girl to a weaving contest, the ... the basis for the scientific name for all spiders, arachnids -- is related by...
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Labours of Heracles - Greek Mythology  To lure the Hydra out of its lair, the hero shot flaming arrows, achieving his intent. ... According to one version of the myth, he managed to capture the hind while it was sleeping. .... Labour nine: stealing the girdle of Hippolyta ... There, a giant named Cacus stole some of the cattle, but they were later retrieved, called out by...
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ATHENA (Athene) - Greek Goddess of Wisdom, War & Crafts ...  Female and male, the arts of war are thine, O much-formed, Drakaina ... Each maiden representing a goddess was accompanied by her own escort . .... All these traditions, however, agree in making Athena a daughter of Zeus; but a second ... kinds of science, industry, and art, are ascribed to her, and all her inventions are...
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From Snake Goddess to Medusa  While traditionally called a Snake Goddess, we have no certainty that this is ... Metope of Perseus with the aid of Athena beheading Medusa from the ... into a hideous figure with snakes instead of flowing locks for her hair. .... On the other hand, it was the sight of the "terrible" visage of Medusa that would turn men into stone.
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Athena and Arachne - The Shrine of the Goddess Athena  This page has the story of Athena and Arachne. ... There was a contest, in which a mortal dared to come in competition with Athena. That mortal was Arachne, a maiden who had attained such skill in the arts of weaving and embroidery that the ... She assumed the form of an old woman and went and gave Arachne some...
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The myth of Perseus and Medusa - Greek Myths - Greek Mythology  Medusa was one of three sisters, the gorgons and Perseus beheaded her. ... Perseus had, since it allowed him to see a reflection of Medusa's face and to avoid ... accomplished his task Perseus flew back and escaped Medusa's sisters who tried ... in many occasions until he gave the head to Athena to place it on her shield.
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gods15 - Geocities  She was also a monster and the mate of Typhon (who challenged all of the Greek Gods, and ... In myth the gryphon was sacred to Apollo, represented wisdom to Athena, and retribution to Nemesis. ... Her equally hideous sisters were Stheno and Euryale. ... particular myth in which Medusa was originally a beautiful maiden.
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The story of Medusa and the Greek goddess Athena - Your comments  Outraged by the desecration of her temple, Athena cursed Medusa by transforming her ... and that is why she turned into a monster and only her hair turned into snakes. ..... The story I heard was about Poseidon and medusa in Athena's temple .... came to Athena\\\'s temple and was fooling around with Poseidon (Neptune).