Arachne IV
$225.00
"O mad Arachne, I saw you already
half spider, wretched on the ragged remnants
of work that you had wrought to your own hurt!"
-The Divine Comedy
"In Book Six of his epic poem Metamorphoses, Ovid recounts how the talented mortal Arachne, daughter of Idmon, challenged Athena, goddess of wisdom and crafts, to a weaving contest. When Athena could find no flaws in the tapestry Arachne had woven for the contest, the goddess became enraged and beat the girl with her shuttle. After Arachne hanged herself out of shame, she was transformed into a spider. The myth both provides an aetiology of spiders' web-spinning abilities and is a cautionary tale warning mortals not to place themselves on an equal level with the gods."
Sterling silver pendant set with spiderweb obsidian, patina. Complete with 18" square link chain. One of a kind.
Materials: Sterling silver wire, black onyx
Size: 2.125" high x 1" wide
A polishing cloth is included and the item is packaged carefully and shipped via priority mail in the States or First Class International Package rates overseas.
Artwork by J.Chen 2020. All rights reserved.
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half spider, wretched on the ragged remnants
of work that you had wrought to your own hurt!"
-The Divine Comedy
"In Book Six of his epic poem Metamorphoses, Ovid recounts how the talented mortal Arachne, daughter of Idmon, challenged Athena, goddess of wisdom and crafts, to a weaving contest. When Athena could find no flaws in the tapestry Arachne had woven for the contest, the goddess became enraged and beat the girl with her... "Pin It")