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TITL TITLE: E: The Stor Story y of Arachn achnee
1.2 ABOUT THE AUTHOR Hesiod was considered a great ree! "oet genera##y tho$ght %y scho#ars to ha&e %een acti&e %etween '() to *() B+. His ,ost fa,o$s wor!s were Theogony - re#ating the ,yths of gods- and The or!s or!s and /ays - descri%ing a "easant #ife .One of the ear#iest ree! e"ic e" ic "oets- Hesiod- thro$gh his wor!s- ser&es as a $sef$# correcti&e to Ho,er0s ,ore g#a,oro$s "ortraya# of the wor#d. Hesiod has an essentia##y serio$s o$t#oo! o$t#oo! on #ife and is an artist who dea#s with the g#oo,ier side of eistence- re#ating- in his Theogony- the %#oody "ower str$gg#e a,ong the di&ine dynasts Uran$s- +ron$s- and e$s- whi#e his or!s or!s and /ays de,onstrates that- in Hesiod0s i,,ediate i,,ediate circ#e at any rate- ,an!ind0s sit$ation on earth was e3$a##y de"#ora%#e d$ring what he ca##s the 4age of iron.5.
1.6 7LOT 1.6.1 SU88AR9 Arachne was a gir# who #i&ed in reece a #ong ti,e ago.She was !nown to %e a good wea&er and a s"inner. She wo&e a## sorts of %ea$tif$# "ict$res in her c#oth and "eo"#e ca,e fro, different "#aces in the wor#d to to see her %ea$tif$# c#oth. B$t Arachne Arachne was too "ro$d of herse#f. Arachne Arachne %egan te##ing other "eo"#e "eo "#e that she was %etter than Athena who was a good wea&er and s"inner a#so. Athena Athena was ,ad to !now that Arachne wo$#d say so,ething #i!e that so she cha##enged Arachne to a wea&ing contest.ow- when the goddess of wea&ing hea rd of Arachne;s %o#d c#ai,s- she was $"set- %$t nonethe#ess decided to gi&e the yo$ng wo,an a chance to regret her fo##y. /isg$ised as an o#d wo,an- Athena a""eared %efore Arachne and warned her of the conse3$ences conse3$enc es of "ro&o!ing the wrath of the gods- %$t Arachne was not a %it re,orsef$# and cha##enged Athena to a contest- dec#aring that if she #ost- she wo$#d acce"t any "$nish,ent that Athena Athena wo$#d decide for her. At the corner of her ta"estryta"estry- she artf$##y de"icted h$,ans who had dared to defy the gods and who had %een "$nished witho$t a trace of ,ercy .As for Arachne- she de#i%erate#y chose scenes that de"icted the infide#ities and a,o$rs of the gods. She &i&id#y "ortrayed e$s and his string of indiscretions. Athena Athena was then forced to ad,it ad ,it that Arachne0s wor! and s!i## were %ri##iant . B$t it on#y ,ade her angrier so Arachne- #i!e ,any other foo#ish ,orta#s- had dared to 3$estion the s$"re,acy of the gods. She had- in her arrogance o&er her art- %een %#ind to the conse3$ences of cha##enging the gods. Sti## in anger- Athens transfor,ed Arachne Arachne into a disg$sting insect. She t$rned her into a s"ider "roc#ai,ing that Arachne and a## her descendants descendan ts wo$#d henceforth hang fore&er fro, threads and %e s!i##f$# wea&ers.
1.6.2 +HARA+TERS ITH /ES+RI7TIOS
was a yo$ng wo,an who was !nown for her %ri##iant s!i##s in wea&ing. Athena was the goddess of wisdo,-co$rage arts and crafts-etc.
1.6.6 THE8E The the,e of the story was "ride. Beca$se Athena cannot acce"t the fact that a ,ere h$,an or ,orta# was %etter than her in wea&ing she decided to cha##enged her and $"on seeing her %ri##iant s!i## was a,a=ed with it herse#f.She fe#t #i!e was %eing %e#itt#ed %y a h$,an.
II. >O+ABULAR9 1. o%sc$re ? not fa,o$s or acc#ai,ed 2. h$,%#e ?,ar!ed %y ,ee!ness 6. e,%roidery ? decorati&e need#ewor! @. i,,ense#y ?to a great etent (. indignant ? angered at so,ething $n$st *. rec!#ess? ,ar!ed %y defiant '. content ? satisfied . s!ein ? coi#s of yarn C. re,ar!a%#e? $n$s$a# 1). disg$ise? a cost$,e 11. #oo,? a ,achine for wea&ing fa%rics 12. "eer? to #oo! narrowing#y 16. sha%%y ? r$n?down 1@. %oast?to s"ea! with eaggeration 1(. wea&e? to inter#ace-to for, a fa%ric ,ateria# 1*. s"ectator? a c#ose o%ser&er 1'. stri&e ? to eert ,$ch effort 1. resort? ha&e reco$rse to 1C. shri&e#? decrease in si=e 2). dyer? a "erson who co#ors fa%ric
III. 7RE/I+TIO DA#ternati&e ending If Arachne did not %oast of her s!i## and ne&er started the h$,or of her %eing the %est wea&er than anyone e#se e&en with Athena- she wi## %e forgi&en %y Athena and it wi## ne&er ca,e to the "oint where she wo$#dn0t %e a%#e to wea&e in which #ater ca$sed her to co,,it s$icide.
>. SU88ARII F Arachne was good at wea&ing. F Her ta"estries were ad,ired %y ,any "eo"#e a## o&er the wor#d. F She %oasted a%o$t %eing a %etter wea&er than e&en the goddess Athena herse#f who was !nown to "ossess the sa,e s!i##. F Athena disg$ised herse#f as an o#d #ady and gi&e Arachne and $nso#icited ad&ice %$t arachne was too "ro$d of herse#f near#y s#a""ing the o#d #ady. F Athena confronted her and a contest was sett#ed to see who was %etter %etween the,. F The #oser co$#d ne&er wea&e at her #oo, again. F hen it was ti,e to choose the winner - Athena0s ta"estries was ,agnificent showing how gods "$nish ,orta# who try to defy the, on the other hand Arachne0s c#oth shows how god;s infide#ities and the cri,es that gods co ,,itted. F Beca$se of this - Arachne0s wor! was reected and Athena was anno$nced as the winner. F Arachne was heart%ro!en at the fact that she wo$#dn0t %e a%#e to wea&e at her #oo, again. F She co,,itted s$icide and hanged herse#f. F Athena fe#t "ity towards the "oor Arachne and transfor,ed her #ife#ess %ody into a s"ider F She te##s the s"ider that her "$nish,ent is to hang for the rest of her #ife- wea&ing her we%s. F This "$nish,ent wi## %e "assed down to a## of her chi#dren- fore&er.
>I. +OE+TI I0&e #earned that in whate&er we do we sho$#d ne&er %oast or %eco,e too f$## of o$rse#&es. There wi## a#ways %e so,eone who is %etter than $s so ,ight as we## acce"t the fact that we are a## e3$a# at so,e "oint.Being good at so,ething is so,ething to %e "ro$d of %$t we sho$#d #et it get to o$r heads.e sho$#d stay h$,%#e and than! od for e &ery %#essing and ta#ent that He showered $"on $s. Instead- we sho$#d $se o$r ta#ents to he#" other "eo"#e.
Being s$"erior at so,ething doesn0t ,ean anything. e ,$st %ear in ,ind that in whate&er we do we sho$#d ne&er thin! of ta!ing ad&antage of %eing on to"?#e&e# o&er the,. So,eti,es we are $st %eing se#fish and too confident of o$rse#&es. O&erconfidence ,ight #ead $s to nowhere. Indeed we need confidence %$t too ,$ch of it ,ight %eco,e the ca$se of o$r own se#fishness.
>II. GUESTIOI 1. ho was Arachne Arachne #i&ed in Lydia and was !nown %eca$se of her %ri##iant s!i## in wea&ing and s"inning. 2. hy did Arachne co,,it s$icide She was heart%ro!en %eca$se she wo$#dn0t %e a%#e to wea&e at her #oo, again. 6. hat is the conse3$ence of her action She was t$rned into a s"ider - a#ways hanging $" and wea&ing . @. Is Arachne;s res$rrection at the end of the story a gift- or a c$rse It was a gift %eca$se Athena !new how Arachne #o&ed wea&ing so e&en after her death she granted her wish of %eing a%#e to wea&e again. (. hy "eo"#e tra&e# $st to see Arachne She was !nown to %e a good wea&er and her wor!s were rea##y a,a=ing. 7eo"#e aro$nd the wor#d go to see her and %$y her ta"estries. *. hat 3$estion does this ,yth answer It answers why s"iders s"in we%s. '. How did Athena disg$ise herse#f She transfor,ed into an o#d #ady. . hat did the o#d #ady warn Arachne for She warned her to as! a"o#ogy to Athena. C. hy did Athena tear $" Arachne0s wor! Beca$se it was an ins$#t to the gods. 1). hy did Arachne tried to hang herse#f She fe#t too g$i#ty and did not want to #i&e in ins$#t.
>III. 9OU AS A +HARA+TER If I were Arachne I thin! I wi## ne&er %oast a%o$t ,y s!i##. I wi## ne&er co,"are it to anyone e#se es"ecia##y to a goddess #i!e Athena. I wi## ne&er %eco,e too o&erconfident of ,yse#f . It is hard to co,"ete with a goddess that0s why I !now I don0t ha&e any chance of winning. I wi## $st %e g#ad that I "ossess the sa,e a%i#ity that gods the,se#&es a#so ha&e. To %e a%#e to %e co,"ared to a goddess was a#ready an achie&e,ent for a ,ere ,orta# so I don0t see the "oint of cha##enging Athena at a##. I thin! the Athena herse#f since she was the goddess of arts and crafts wi## %e the ,ost ha""y to !now that a ,orta# is good at so,ething es"ecia##y in
the craft that she0s a#so good at. Being %oastf$# and too f$## of o$rse#&es wi## on#y %ring tro$%#es and "ro%#e,s to $s. Staying h$,%#e for whate&er reason is the %est to a&oid ,is$nderstanding and conf#ict with other "eo"#e. Being ca"a%#e of doing so,ething is %est if shared with other "eo"#e than ,a!ing it a ca$se of a %igger "ro%#e,.
