Greek Mythology (part 2)

 It's been a while since I read my book on Greek Gods, but the story that I read recently was on the goddess Athene. The story based around a little girl who was the best at weaving clothes that people said her clothes were warmer than anything yet still comfortable. Out of excitement the little girl claimed she was "better than the goddess of weaving herself, Athene." According to the book, gods and goddesses are easily jealous and very stubborn so naturally this made Athene very mad. One day Athene visited the girl and declared she would kill her for saying she was better than the very goddess who introduced humans to sewing and weaving. But the girl, before dying, gave Athene a gift, "Before I die, great Athene, let me give you a present" she said. She brought a cloak she wove and gave it to Athene. Out of empathy Athene decided to allow the girl to duel her to see who can make the best...anything. If she wins she won't die, if she loses...well, she dies. When they dueled the girl went first and all who saw were astonished by how easily she wove. When it was Athene's turn she did not weave with normal fabrics. She used rays of the sun and other forms of energy to make her quilt. As she left everyone in awe the girl ran into the woods to hang herself. After Athene was done she found the girl hung, again out of empathy she gave her a chance. She turned the girl into a small black creature with eight legs and the rope she hung herself with into a thing white string for her to use. This, according to Greek Mythology, is how the spider came to be.

 These stories are really interesting to me, they explain how things came to be in a simple and intriguing way. Every story is connected to the real world somehow. This book was written in modern days so it's easier to read than stories written when they were thought of. Greek Mythology was made as an easy way to explain things in life and I find that amazing because of the detail that went into making the stories. You couldn't tell what it was going to conclude by reading the beginning.