Arachne
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Arachne is the protagonist of a tale in classical mythology known primarily from the version told by the Roman poet Ovid. In Book Six of his epic poem Metamorphoses, Ovid recounts how the talented mor
Minerva and Arachne, oil on canvas by René-Antoine Houasse, 1706.
Minerva and Arachne (Antonio Tempesta)
The Spinners, or, The Fable of Arachne (1644–48) by Velázquez
Pendule with Arachne and Athena in Meissen porcelain, attributed to Johann Gottlieb Kirchner and George Fritzsche (1727)
Minerva
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Minerva is the Roman goddess of wisdom, justice, law, victory, and the sponsor of arts, trade, and strategy. She is also a goddess of warfare, though with a focus on strategic warfare, rather than the
Arachne
…the Roman poet Ovid (43 BCE–17 CE). In Book Six of his epic poem Metamorphoses, Ovid recounts how the talented mortal Arachne challenged the goddess Minerva (the Roman equivalent of Athena) to a weaving contest. When Minerva found that Arachne's tapestry mocked the gods, the goddess, though approving of…
Fresco of Minerva from Herculaneum (1st century AD)
Mosaic of the Minerva of Peace in the Library of Congress
Minerva with an Owl, Mainz
Painting of Minerva visiting the Muses