Arachne In Arleston (Willington-Stenson 17) Traditional Cache
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Arachne In Arleston (Willington-Stenson 17)
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cache and dash 10ml tub Dont forget your pen
Arachne
The fable of Arachne (also Arachné) is a late addition to Greco-Roman mythology, recorded in Ovid's Metamorphoses (vi.5-54 and 129-145) and mentioned in Virgil's Georgics (iv. 246). The anecdote does not appear in the myth repertory of the Attic vase-painters. Arachne's name simply means "spider" (a?????). Arachne was the daughter of Idmon of Colophon, who was a famous wool dyer in Tyrian purple. She was a fine weaver in Hypaepa of Lydia and, according to Pliny's Natural History[1] discovered the use of linen as well as nets. Pliny reports that she had a son named Closter who discovered the spindle for spinning wool. She was as skillful as the finest artist of the day and much praise was given to her in Hypaepa, where she had her workshop.
This all went to her head and eventually Arachne became so conceited of her skill as a weaver that she began claiming that her skill was greater than that of Minerva, the goddess of wisdom and war as well as the weaving arts. Minerva was angered, but gave Arachne a chance to redeem herself. Assuming the form of an old woman, she warned Arachne not to offend the gods. Arachne scoffed and wished for a weaving contest, so she could prove her skill. Minerva dropped her disguise and the contest began.
Minerva wove the scene of her victory over Neptune that had inspired the people of Athens to name their city for her. According to Ovid's Latin narrative, Arachne's tapestry featured twenty-one episodes of the infidelity of the gods, disguised as animals: Jupiter being unfaithful with Leda, with Europa, with Danaë.
Even Minerva admitted that Arachne's work was flawless, but was outraged at Arachne's disrespectful choice of subjects that displayed the failings and transgressions of the gods Finally losing her temper, she destroyed Arachne's tapestry and loom, striking it with her shuttle, and struck Arachne on the head as well. Arachne realized her folly and was crushed with shame. She ran off and hanged herself.
In Ovid's telling, Athena took pity on Arachne. Sprinkling her with the juices of aconite, Athena loosened the rope, which became a spider web, while Arachne herself was changed into a spider. The story suggests that the origin of weaving lay in imitation of spiders and that it was considered to have been perfected first in Asia Minor.
This is one of a series my caches will form an image if you join the coords like you would a dot to dot. There will be approx 35 in the series including some of the ones already out. there are red herrings so be warned. The first to visit them all and tell me what the image is will be given an extra clue for the final cache location Also with in three of the caches is an animal sticker the first to tell me the locations of all three will then be given the an extra clue for the final cache
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