Ancient History/Greece/Minoan Civilization. The location of the island of Crete within modern Greece. The Minoans were a Bronze Age civilization that flourished on the Greek Aegean island of Crete from around 3000 to 1100 BCE.
The book describes Arachne as '...the greatest weaver in the worldâher fate's the proof of it. She had the bad luck to defeat the goddess Athena in a weaving contest. Athena was a sore loser, and Arachne is now a spider, creating only for Mommy Fortuna's Midnight Carnival, by special arrangement.
Why leaves on trees turn beautiful colors in autumn. 5. At the end of this Greek myth, why did Athena turn Arachne into a spider. A. Athena did it, because Arachne wove a prettier tapestry than she did. B. Athena did it, because Arachne was boastful and insulted the gods by the way she portrayed them in her tapestry. C. Athena did it to defend herself from this dangerous girl. D. Athena turned Arachne into a spider just to be mean.