Arachne Revision: Story Retold Olivia Coolidge

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Summary of Arachne Revision Story Retold Olivia Coolidge. The story Arachne is about a young, narcissistic girl named Arachne, meeting her match against a god named Athena. She is defeated and humiliated. She almosts commits suicide by how humiliated she is. She is stopped by Athena, but gets an unusual punishment. The story takes place in Ancient Greece, in a small town not known by a lot. The action begins when onlookers begin to watch Arachne weave in her loom room. They question how Arachne received that incredible skill without having any gifts from the gods. Arachne tells the onlookers that she learned this skill by herself, working night and day. She also challenges

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