Identify the two characters and the event being portrayed.Answer: The weaving contest between Athena and Arachne. Arachne was a great weaver who dared challenge Athena, the goddess of fine arts, to a contest. During the contest, Arachne weaved a tapestry depicting the Gods in a less than flattering manner. Enraged, Athena changes her to a spider which is why spiders are forever weaving webs and the class of spiders is termed Arachnids, the fear of spiders is Arachnophobia etc. Raghu, Rajesh, Divya, Hirak and Iam got it. Well done and apologies for the late update.
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Arachne being attacked by Minerva for weaving a web depicting the foibles of the Gods.
Athena and Arachne. Event - Weaving contest between them.
Are they Athena and Arachne?
If they are, then the picture shows the weaving contest between the two, at the end of which, the angered Athena turns Arachne into a spider, to be forever weaving in space.
In Greek myth, this event marks the creation of the first ever spider. It's no coincidence that the spider class is named 'arachnida' - it draws its name from this very Arachne!
Arachne and Pallas Athena or Minerva.
Athena & Arachne
Event is Weaving contest between the 2
Arachne - Super chick, when in comes to weaving & Athena - patron of fine art stuff
Challenge ensues
Athena weaves victory over Poseidon
Arachne weaves 21 acts of infidelity among gods
Athena enraged at losing, demolishes Arachne's art
Arachne cant take it anymore and hangs herself
Athena in act of sympathy changes her to a spider
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