Arachne – Mythopedia Arachne was a young Lydian woman of humble background who became renowned for her skills as a weaver She had the hubris to challenge Athena to a weaving contest, which ended with her death and subsequent transformation into a spider
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Minerva – Mythopedia Minerva was the wisest of the Roman pantheon, the patron deity of philosophy, craftsmanship, art, and strategy A quintessentially Roman goddess, she was part of the widely worshiped Capitoline Triad, along with Jupiter and Juno
Metamorphoses: Book 6 (Full Text) - Mythopedia Arachne drew the fam’d intrigues of Jove, Chang’d to a bull to gratify his love; How thro’ the briny tide all foaming hoar, Lovely Europa on his back he bore The sea seem’d waving, and the trembling maid Shrunk up her tender feet, as if afraid; And, looking back on the forsaken strand, To her companions wafts her distant hand
Ariadne – Mythopedia Ariadne, daughter of Minos, was the Cretan princess who helped Theseus defeat the Minotaur Abandoned by Theseus on the island of Naxos, she later married the god Dionysus
Python – Mythopedia Python was a serpent of extraordinary size, sometimes said to have been the first guardian of Delphi When Apollo was still young, he slew the terrible monster with his arrows and established his famous oracle on the site
Pan – Mythopedia Pan was the infamous god of shepherds and goatherds who hailed from Arcadia He was part-human and part-goat, and his days in the woods and countryside were spent singing, dancing, hunting, chasing nymphs, and playing his reed pipes
Iliad: Book 16 (Full Text) - Mythopedia Argument The Sixth Battle, the Acts and Death of Patroclus Patroclus (in pursuance of the request of Nestor in the eleventh book) entreats Achilles to suffer him to go to the assistance of the Greeks with Achilles’ troops and armour He agrees to it, but at the same time charges him to content himself with rescuing the fleet, without further pursuit of the enemy The armour, horses, soldiers
Athena – Mythopedia Athena, one of the Twelve Olympians, was the Greek goddess of wisdom, crafts, weaving, and warfare She was also the patron goddess of Athens
Brahma – Mythopedia The four-headed god Brahma is the creator god of the Hindu trimurti (“trinity”), alongside Shiva the destroyer and Vishnu the preserver Known for giving blessings to those who impress him with their asceticism, Brahma’s favors often lead to nearly invulnerable enemies that the gods struggle to defeat