Athena is the patron goddess of crafts, so she took offense when a woman named Arachne was praised as being more skilled than the goddess at weaving. She was so skilled that nymphs came to witness ...

Study for Edward Irvine Halliday's 'Athena and Arachne' in the Walker Art Gallery collection or one of his Athena panels for the Liverpool Atheneum. In Greek mythology Arachne was a talented but ...

Arachne, figure from Greek mythology, weaving Arachne is a figure from Greek mythology. The talented but haughty weaver challenged Athena - Greek goddess, among others, of art, craft and handicraft - ...