Arachne was an arrogant girl. She thought she was the best at weaving and challenged Minerva (Athena) to a weaving contest. Minerva saw no flaws in her work and became extremely jealous. She beat her over the head with a boxwood spindle and turned her into a spider.
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Arachne's Roman name is still Arachne.
Arachne was a weaver of particular skill.
a spider! (Hence Arachne-Arachnid)
After the weaving contest the goddess Athena slashed Arachne's face and Arachne turned into a spider. Because of this Arachne is normally depicted as a scarred weaver or a spider.
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