In Greek-Roman mythology, Arachne is a great mortal weaver. She is said to have boasted her skill in waving greater than Minerva, the Latin version of Pallas Athena, goddess of wisdom and crafts. She refused to accept that at least part of her knowledge came from the goddess herself. This offended Athena/Minerva decided there would be a contest between them.
According to Ovid, who i know not. The goddess was so envious of her opponents tapestry and the mortals success, perhaps even offended by Arachne's chosen subjects, the loves and transgressions of the gods, that she tore the tapestry and slashed the mortals face. She then destroyed her own tapestry, and ultimately turned Arachne into a spider.
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