Arachne is a woman who boasts that she is better at weaving than Minerva, goddess of weaving. One day, she challenges a disguised Minerva to a weaving contest. Arachne weaves the superior tapestry, depicting the gods in various disguises raping and deceiving mortals. Furious, Minerva punishes Arachne’s arrogance by transforming her into a spider.
Arachne Quotes in Metamorphoses
The Metamorphoses quotes below are all either spoken by Arachne or refer to Arachne . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Book 6: Arachne
Quotes
[Minerva] resented Arachne’s
success and ripped up the picture betraying the gods’ misdemeanors.
She was still holding her shuttle of […] boxwood
and used it to strike Arachne a number of times on the forehead.
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Arachne Quotes in Metamorphoses
The Metamorphoses quotes below are all either spoken by Arachne or refer to Arachne . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Book 6: Arachne
Quotes
[Minerva] resented Arachne’s
success and ripped up the picture betraying the gods’ misdemeanors.
She was still holding her shuttle of […] boxwood
and used it to strike Arachne a number of times on the forehead.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
