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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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This quote occurs after Arachne has clearly won the weaving contest against Minerva, and Minerva punishes her accordingly. Not only is Minerva upset because Arachne’s tapestry is a “success,” but she also resents that Arachne’s tapestry “betray[s]” the gods’ misdemeanors. This suggests that Arachne exposes the gods for who they really are in her tapestry, and that this very exposure of them is what makes her tapestry so remarkable and successful. Therefore, Minerva’s rage is in part because Arachne has revealed to the world with her tapestry that the gods are not as wonderful as they seem to be, or Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur et. Dicta impedit ut. Ducimus possimus quo. Non inventore in. Eligendi atque placeat. Molestiae earum eum. Libero sit beatae. At a deserunt. Sint aperiam consequatur. Minima porro perferendis. Sit neque odit. Tenetur qui dignissimos. Qui et ut. Voluptate labore corporis. Hic tempore laborum. Nisi quia ea. Quia soluta itaque. Deleniti nisi earum. Ad tenetur laboriosam. Eum accusamus harum. Accusantium iusto voluptas. Totam quae corporis. Impedit non ut. Incidunt rerum est. Aperiam doloremque e
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Arachne Character Timeline in Metamorphoses
The timeline below shows where the character Arachne appears in Metamorphoses. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Book 6: Arachne
...needs to demand praise from those who dare to deny her power. She thinks of Arachne, a girl who has become famous because of her artistry. However, Arachne claims to have...
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Minerva disguises herself as an old woman and tells Arachne to pay tribute to Minerva. Arachne may be the best human weaver, but she isn’t...
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Arachne weaves a tapestry that depicts Jupiter kidnapping Europa in the disguise of a bull. She...
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Furious at her rival’s success, Minerva rips up Arachne’s tapestry. She then fastens a halter around Arachne’s neck and suspends her in the air....
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Book 6: Niobe
The story of Arachne spreads. When Niobe, the queen of Thebes, hears it, she doesn’t take it as a...
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