Motif
mortal challenges deity in craft contest
mortal_challenges_deity_in_craft_contest
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Defiance of Deities and Divine Humbling. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SIXTH.; lines 9128-9209 confidence: high
The fable summary states that Arachne challenges Minerva, Minerva accepts, strikes Arachne when enraged at being outdone, Arachne hangs herself, and Minerva transforms her into a spider.
Arachne challenges Minerva/Pallas to a contest of wool-working skill, and the goddess enters the contest.
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