TED-ED: Arachne & Athena

Arachne was ________________.

• a noblewoman

• an apprentice

• a slave

• a self-taught weaver

Athena was the goddess of __________.

• Farming

• Fabric

• Wisdom

• Love

Athena disguised herself and stole amongst the mortals in order to ________.

• admire Arachne's work anonymously

• hear Arachne's boasting for herself and to teach the girl a lesson

• see if Arachne was a better weaver than she was

• steal Arachne's talent for herself

Arachne's depictions of Zeus showed him ____________.

• hurling thunderbolts

• seducing women

• ruling with justice

• going to war

Arachne was punished for _____________.

• her talent

• her defiance

• her skill

• all of the above