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From sailors who were turned into pigs, nymphs that sprouted into trees, and a gaze that converted the beholder to stone, Greek mythology brims with shape-shifters. The powerful Gods usually changed their own forms at will – but for mortals, the mutations were often unwanted. Iseult Gillespie shares how one such unnerving transformation befell the spinner Arachne.
Lesson by Iseult Gillespie, animation by Mette Ilene Holmriis.
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So Athena is the reason why I want to burn my house to the ground
Hold up so you’re telling me basically Athena cheated by using god powers while the mortal could only use basic things like thread and even though she pulled off the greatest thing by beating Athena fairly and it appears she didn’t even brag about beating her Athena pulled off the poor sport routine……. why did the Greeks think so highly of these people
You know Athena turning a person into a spider in a fit of rage and jealousy doesn’t exactly scream wisdom
Thia is why i hate gods of myths
Pluto isn’t a Greek god…
i have one problem, why can’t you stick with greek names.
Please do “HOW ODIN LOST HIS EYE” as retold by Catherine F. Sellow. it would be a great help in teaching World Literature here in the Philippines.
and also “FROM THE ANALECTS” by Confucius.
Thank You in advance.
At least kratos killed athena thank you kratos for killing them bitches
Isnt it weird that arachniephobia is for spider phobia
Is this arachne fault that she is better skilled or to picturise the god misusing their power i feel very bad for arachne athena should not have curse her she is god and she should have power to control her jealous and anger
Yeah shes right.the gods use the power to abuse weaklings.heh.
No one:
Athena: wears helmet to a weaving contest
*step on it*
Where did you get your source? I have never heard a version where Arachne was boastful.
3:27 me when I see a spider after watching this video
How is Athena the god of Wisdom again ?
Athena wasn’t being unwise guys Arachne was abusing her weaving skills saying that it was a gift of her own and was practically saying her skills were like goddess level and got a consequence
In the version I was originally taught, Arachne claimed to be a better weaver than Athena specifically and that was why Athena challenged her, but ended the same
Lol, I didn’t know that Athena was that horrible 😂
so thats how webber wasborn
its all her fault