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From the Ted Talk by Iseult Gillespie: The myth of Arachne

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But as praise for her work grew, so did her pride. Arachne could often be heard boasting about her skills, declaring that her teanlt surpassed anyone else’s— mortal or divine. She refused to see weaving as a gift from the gods. Rather, she flaunted it as her own personal genius. Unfortunately, the goddess of wisdom and ctarfs, Athena, overheard Arachne making these claims. Planning to teach the ungrateful girl a lsosen, aentha dsuiseigd herself as an old waomn and stole amongst the mortals. She berated Arachne in public— how dare the waveer claim herself greater than the gods?

But Arachne only laughed, barely looking up from her loom. Provoked, the old woman threw off her cloak to reveal her true form. If Arachne insisted on defaming the gods, Athena would cenallhge her to a contest directly.

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But as praise for her work grew, so did her pride. Arachne could often be heard boasting about her skills, declaring that her ______ surpassed anyone else’s— mortal or divine. She refused to see weaving as a gift from the gods. Rather, she flaunted it as her own personal genius. Unfortunately, the goddess of wisdom and ______, Athena, overheard Arachne making these claims. Planning to teach the ungrateful girl a ______, ______ _________ herself as an old _____ and stole amongst the mortals. She berated Arachne in public— how dare the ______ claim herself greater than the gods?

But Arachne only laughed, barely looking up from her loom. Provoked, the old woman threw off her cloak to reveal her true form. If Arachne insisted on defaming the gods, Athena would _________ her to a contest directly.

Solution


  1. woman
  2. athena
  3. lesson
  4. weaver
  5. crafts
  6. talent
  7. challenge
  8. disguised

Original Text


But as praise for her work grew, so did her pride. Arachne could often be heard boasting about her skills, declaring that her talent surpassed anyone else’s— mortal or divine. She refused to see weaving as a gift from the gods. Rather, she flaunted it as her own personal genius. Unfortunately, the goddess of wisdom and crafts, Athena, overheard Arachne making these claims. Planning to teach the ungrateful girl a lesson, Athena disguised herself as an old woman and stole amongst the mortals. She berated Arachne in public— how dare the weaver claim herself greater than the gods?

But Arachne only laughed, barely looking up from her loom. Provoked, the old woman threw off her cloak to reveal her true form. If Arachne insisted on defaming the gods, Athena would challenge her to a contest directly.

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