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Mythology Unit Mrs. Dale Somebody Arachne Wanted/Needed
(Important
Detail) But was a weaver who
acquired such skill
in her art that she
ventured to
challenge Athena,
goddess of war,
handicraft, and
practical reason. Athena wove a
tapestry depicting
the gods in majesty,
while that of
Arachne showed
their amorous
adventures. So (Important
Detail) Then (Important
Detail) Athena tore it
to pieces, and
in despair
Arachne
hanged herself, the goddess out of
pity loosened the
rope, which
became a
cobweb, Arachne
herself was
changed into a
spider. Finally Answer Now put it all together
Arachne was a weaver who acquired such skill in her art that she ventured to challenge Athena, goddess of war, handicraft, and practical
reason. Athena wove a tapestry depicting the gods in majesty, while that of Arachne showed their amorous adventures. Athena tore it to
pieces, and in despair Arachne hanged herself, the goddess out of pity loosened the rope, which became a cobweb, Arachne
herself was changed into a spider. The little town arachne lived in
gave her all of the supplies she
needed to become good at
weaving. The characters make choices
that will then contribute to the
plot. The plot can affect the setting by changing what the characters do which also changes the setting
depending on what they do. Whatever the characters do can
change the environment, for instance
what if one of them ran away then
the setting would be different. The plot is mostly what the
characters will do or have done
so whatever the plot first says
about the characters could be
anything. The small town Arachne lived in had all of the necessities to make herself into a great weaver. Determine the theme:
What lessons about human behavior does this myth teach? You need to CITE TEXTUAL EVIDENCE to support
your answer.
You may want to consider:
1. What do the characters want?
2. What do the characters do to reach that goal?
3. How well do they succeed, and why?
Your answers to the third question can lead you to ideas about life lessons or other big ideas (the themes) in a
myth. I feel the theme was something like think before you act, because Arachne boasted about
being better than Athena when she wasn’t and she was turned into a spider for doing so.
“When men look at you they may remember that it is not
wise to strive with Athene.” At that the body of Arachne shriveled up, and her legs
grew tiny, spindly, and distorted. There before the eyes of the spectators hung a little
dusty brown spider on a slender thread.”
Author name: Olivia E. Coolidge
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