Athena

&
Arachne

By:Kaitlyn Avitia
 ● Athena - goddess of
Myth wisdom, crafts, and
weaving
● Arachne - extremely
skilled in the art of
weaving
● Competition
● Humiliation
● Consequence
 Symbols

● Old woman - low

power, little status
● Spinning
Competition - an
important event or
challenge in life
● Tapestries - bond
between humans
and the gods
● Spinning contest
● Many people observe the
weavers with utmost
perplexity showing
importance
● Arachne is young and shown
as the expert, the light,
success of weaving
● Athena is posing as an old
woman, looked down upon,
the dark in comparison, to
Arachne
Unive sa trut ● One should always be
modest.
● No matter how good one is,
no one has the right to
insult other people’s work.
Modesty - moderate
in the estimation of There will always be
one's abilities. consequences.
● Even if the person is not
directly listening one
shouldn’t insult others.
 Myth meets Modern Culture

● There are still people today that are boastful and bring other people down
● If one sticks up for oneself the person may stop their actions, and shrink
their ego.
● Heathers
Works
Cited
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2019

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Scholastic Action, “ The Goddess Athena”, EBSCOhost, Vol. 27 Issue 10, p14-17. 4p. 2 Accessed on 1
January 2019

Van Erp Taalman Kip, A. Maria, “Athena's One-Day Limit in Sophocles' Aias”, Mnemosyne, Vol. 60 Issue
3, p464-471. 8p Accessed on 1 January 2019

Velazquez, Diego, “The Spinners”, Wikipedia, Accessed on 16 January 2019

Whitfield, Holly, “ Heathers: The Musical “, ILoveMemphis, Accessed on 26 January 2019