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)
Athena
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Athena or Athene, often given the epithet Pallas, is an ancient Greek goddess associated with wisdom, warfare, and handicraft who was later syncretised with the Roman goddess Minerva. Athena was regar
Arachne
…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 Arachne's talent, became enraged…
Mattei Athena at Louvre. Roman copy from the 1st century BC/AD after the Greek original Piraeus Athena of the 4th century BC attributed to Cephisodotos or Euphranor.
The Acropolis at Athens (1846) by Leo von Klenze.
Fragment of a fresco from the Cult Center at Mycenae dating the late thirteenth century BC depicting a warrior goddess, possibly Athena, wearing a boar's tusk helmet and clutching a griffin.
Ancient Akkadian cylinder seal (dating c. 2334–2154 BC) depicting Inanna, the goddess of war, armoured and carrying weapons, resting her foot on the back of a lion