In Greek and Roman Mythology, as well as folklore from cultures all over the world, Arachne was a great mortal weaver and loomstress who's skill was so admired, people came from all over to see her. Her fame became so intoxicating, that Arachne boasted her skill surpassed that of the great Goddess Minerva (or Athena as most of us know her).
Arachne insulted the goddess by not acknowledging that her skill ultimately came from Athena, so the goddess in upset, pitched a contest between Arachne and herself. Ultimately the goddess became so enraged with jealousies toward the the mortal's weaving success (and not to mention the subject matter of her weaving--The Twenty One Episodes of infidelity by the Gods), that Athena tore apart the work and ultimately condemned Arachne to life as a spider.
"So you shall live to swing, to live now and forever, Even to the last hanging creature of your kind."
We hope to release this finished design in the next week, so stay tuned and check out the Etsy store, and our web catalog coming soon to our official site.
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