Arachne The Weaver Flashcards
Go and see the rugs and cloth that … weaves.”
(a) Who said these words?
(b) Who was being spoken to?
(c) What is the name of the weaver?
(d) What effect did the visits of people have on the weaver?
(a) The people who praised Arachne’s weaves said these words.
(b) The people who were unaware of Arachne’s weaves were being spoke to.
(c) Arachne
(d) Arachne became very proud of her work and her art.
And who told you that…gave me this gift?” said… “I am a great weaver. …is not as good as I am.”
(a) Who is the speaker?
(b) Who is she speaking to?
(c) What is the gift she is talking about
(d) What opinion does the weaver have about herself?
(a) The speaker is Arachne
(b) She is speaking to Athena, the goddess in the disguise of a n old woman
(c) The gift is that of being a marvelous weaver
(d) The weaver had a very proud opinion of herself. She believed that she was a great weaver and even better than Athena.
“Come along you rude girl,” said… “Let me see how good you are. We shall have a 3 days from today…”
(a) Who is the speaker?
(b) Who is the rude girl?
(c) Why is she called ‘rude’?
(d) What was going to happen 3 days later?
(a) The speaker is Athena
(b) Arachne is the rude girl
(c) She was called rude because she considered herself better than Athena- the goddess
(d) A competition was going to happen 3 days later between Athena and Arachne, to decide who was a better weaver.
“I am sorry…. I wish I could let you forget your promise… But, I can’t do that. I can help you in one way. I know that…..you so much joy so I will now give you …
a) Who is the speaker? Who is ‘you’?
(b) What had the second person promised to do?
(c) What was it that gave the second person so much joy?
(d) How was the speaker going to help the second person?
(a) The speaker is Athena. ‘You’ refers to Arachne
(b) The second person, Arachne had promised that if she loses the competition she would stop weaving and never touch a look again.
(c) weaving
(d) Athena was going to help Arachne by giving her another form in which she will be able to spin and weave without a spindle or a loom.
“I agree,” said the proud girl. “I shall win this…and show the world that I am the…”
(a) Who is the speaker?
(b) Why was the speaker a ‘proud girl’?
(c) What was she going to win?
(d) What did she want to show the world?
(a) Arachne is the speaker
(b) She was proud of her weaving skills and considered herself to be the best.
(c) She believed that she was going to win the weaving competition.
(d) She wanted to show the world that she was the best weaver in the world.
Myths
Folk tales or stories
Enraged
Became very angry
Loom
An apparatus used to make thread or cloth
Witness
Watch
Spindle
A pin or a rod used on a spinning wheel to twist and wind the thread
