Arachne & Medusa, What Did They Really Do to You, Athena?
Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! | Greek Mythology & the Ancient Mediterranean
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The Weave-Off
Ovid bestows upon his reader quite the use of weave-ology, that is, words and terms I don't understand. The women and the nymphs all bowed in awe as Minerva shows herself. But Arachni doesn't flinch. She stays standing tall,. still sure of her skills, and not intimidated by Minerva's goddessness. No man, of course, because what would they want with lady things like weaving?
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