 | sir William Smith - 1850 - 858 pàgines
...Colophon, a famous dyer in purple. Arachne excelled in the art of weaving, and. proud of her talent, ventured to challenge Athena to compete with her....find no fault with it, she tore the work to pieces. Arachne in despair hung herself: the goddess loosened the rope and uved her life, bnt the rope wa>... | |
 | William Smith - 1850 - 1076 pàgines
...purple. Arachne excelled in the art of weaving, and, proud of her talent, ventured to challenge Minerva (Athena) to compete with her. Arachne produced a piece...in which the amours of the gods were woven, and as Minerva (Athena) could find no fault with it, she tore the work to pieces. Arachne, in despair, hung... | |
 | William Smith - 1853 - 1136 pàgines
...//. E. v. 27 ; Hieron. de VIT. Illutt. с. 51.) [PS] ARA'BIUS SCHOLA'STICUS('Ap<íei«2xoAaoTiKiis), the author of seven epigrams in the Greek Anthology,...The goddess loosened the rope and saved her life, bul the rope was changed into a cobweb and Arachne herself into a spider (ápá^nj), the animal mosl... | |
 | sir William Smith - 1858 - 946 pàgines
...Colophon, a famous dyer in purple. Arachne excelled in the art of weaving, and. proud oí" h- r talent, ventured to challenge Athena to compete with her. Arachne produced a piece of cloth ::¡ which the amours of the gods were woven, and as Athena could find no fault with it, she tore the... | |
 | Greek and Roman biography - 1861 - 1116 pàgines
...in purple. Hi« daughter was greatly skilled in the art of weaving, and, proud of her talent, »he even ventured to challenge Athena to compete with...produced a piece of cloth in which the amours of the gode were woven, and as Athena could find no fault with it, ehe tore the work to pieces, and Arachne... | |
 | William Smith - 1871 - 1074 pàgines
...purple. Arachne excelled in the art of weaving, and, proud of her talent, ventured to challenge Minerva (Athena) to compete with her. Arachne produced a piece...in which the amours of the gods were woven, and as Minerva (Athena) could find no fault with it, she tore the work to pieces. Arachne, in despair, hung... | |
 | William Smith - 1877 - 536 pàgines
...weaving, and, proud of her talent, ventured to challenge Athena (Minerva) to compete with her. The maiden produced a piece of cloth in which the amours of the gods were woven, and as the goddess could find no fault with it, she tore the work to pieces. Arachne, in despair, hung herself... | |
 | William Smith - 1888 - 532 pàgines
...weaving, and, proud of her talent, ventured to challenge Athena (Minerva) to compete with her. The maiden produced a piece of cloth in which the amours of the gods were woven, »nd as the goddess could find no fault with it, she tore the work to pieces. ArachuG, in deepair,... | |
 | William Smith - 1891 - 950 pàgines
...Colophon, a famous dyer in purple. Arachne excelled in the art of weaving, and, proud of her talent, ventured to challenge Athena to compete with her....and as Athena could find no fault with it, she tore tha work to pieces. Arachne in despair hung herself: the goddess loosened the rope and laved her lib... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck - 1897 - 896 pàgines
...of weaving, and, proud of her talent, ventured to challenge Atheu6 to compete with her. The maiden produced a piece of cloth in which the amours of the gods were woveu, and as the goddess could find no fault with it she tore the work to pieces. Arachue', in despair,... | |
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Arachne, in despair, hung herself: the goddess loosened the rope and saved her life, but the rope was changed into a cobweb and Arachne herself into a spider (upu^vri), the animal most xlious to Minerva (Athena). 
