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Thats not how I heard the story....she made fun of the gods and THEN Athena turned her into a spider.
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this is awesome!
could you possibly make more?
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@5100894 Dude, that IS the real story. Not the dumbed down children's version you probably read.
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Why is Athena dressed like her roman form?
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yes but that was the myth and myths dont assume to be true this is the reason why athena cursed arachne.
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untrue you liars
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these stories have been passed through generations so some tellings are mixed but what is similiar in all stories is the truth....
Arachne was a beautiful weaver
Athena challeneged her to a contest
Arachne won
Arachne was boastful
Athena changed Arachne into a spider.
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Am I the only one who heard a Le Portrait de Petite Cossette theme song in the background?
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Hmm, the version I heard was that even Athena got jelous when Arachne won, and beat her up. Arachne then crawled away because she was hurt and ashamed. Athena took pity of Arachne and said she could live, but at a price, then turned her into a spider
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I never heard of this version! The version I heard was Athena challenged Arachne, in a life or death battle. Then Arachne lost, and was so embarrassed that she hung herself, where Athena then transformed her into a spider. Theres too many different versions!
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We now know why
the spider weaves its web.
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dude that is not the story hello read every single book idid an i know the real story
This video is a great way to learn about mythology! Actually, Nick Kozis has a full collection of mythology videos available on ithentic.com. Check them out! One of our favorites is "Why Bats Live in Caves" which is a really cool Mongolian legend.
ithentic 10 months ago