Spiral Dance - The Goddess and the Weaver

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Arachnea weaves and she weaves so well
she weaves a passage where the God's will fly
Athena laughs as she casts her spell
while she watches from her loom on high

Athena, Athena, Goddess born lady you're a jealous one
and Arachea knows that you are watching her
waiting for her work to be undone
Athena, have you set the quest
will you take the weave and will you break the weft
or will you let this lady spin her tapestry
of a tale untold and then set her free

Arachne, Arachnea the Goddess Athena has a quest for you
and you must weave a story of the God's that rule
in all their mystery and you must tell it true
so Arachnea's woven for seven moons
she's spun with silver thread upon an apple wood loom
and she's told the story of the God's that rule
in all their mystery and yes she's told it true

so Athena came to earth disguised as a crone
to gaze upon the tapestry this mortal woman's sewn
and in and out the fabric that was stretched across the loom
the sins and secrets of the God's were shows

Athena, Athena, Goddess born lady you're an angry one
and as you spin your spell around Arachnea
to shift her shape into a weaving one
and as Arachnea sits and weaves upon her web
she casts her mind back and she remembers when
she told the story of the God's that rule
in all their mystery and how she told it true

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[carlsun98]

its gods, not God's, because its greek, so there are greek gods.

just saying...

[PaganMale81]

@carlsun98 The lyrics came directly from the band's website.

[QueenGwynevere]

@Rockrgrl4 Lol its fine with me i jsut wanted to know abotu the story ive heard many stories from greek mythology just never found out about Aracnia i do appricate the info btw you look great in that pic

[Rockrgrl4]

@QueenGwynevere Athena recognized Aracnia's talent and got jealous, but not only that-she was furious that Aracnia had the gall to weave into her tapestry such images. So, Athena changed Aracnia into a spider, which is why the spider exists today-spiders are decendants of Aracnia. There are several little stories like this in Greek mythology. :P Yeah, i know...i'm a huge nerd. xD Actually, i'm in Greek Mythology this semester and we just went over this story. ;D

[Rockrgrl4]

@QueenGwynevere Aracnia is a mortal woman in Greek mythology. She was young and a very talented weaver (like think rugs, quilts, etc.). She would brag about how great she was, and Athena (the Goddess of wisdom, virginity, and crafts) found out about her bragging. Athena challenged Aracnia: whoever could make the best tapestry won. Aracnia wove into her tapestry images of the Gods and Godesses infidelities (which is a BIG no-no). Athena wove i think images of their greatness. When they were done,

[WiggleTick]

The told the story about her In Spider Man Turn off the Dark.

[QueenGwynevere]

Who is aracnia?

[duskfantasy2112]

Yeah and greek is also Greek. Just saying...

[celticfallenangel]

my names athena!!!!!! yay i love my name and i am like exactly like athena the goddess. im not trying to sound concided i swear! im not twentythree i hit the wrong date. =< blessed be my the elements protect you.