Every occurance, or being has a story of how they came into this world.
Do you know the legend of the spider?
The name science uses for spiders, 'arachnid', is derived from a Greek myth outlined in the following story.
Long ago in a village on the plain below Mount Olympus lived a beautiful maiden named Arachne. She devoted her days to weaving and embroidering, and such was her skill that even the nymphs from the woods crept out and gazed with awe at the wonderful pictures she wove.
Unfortunately, Arachne was admired but never loved, as she boasted endlessly about her own skill and deftness. She was so sure of her skills that she boasted that not even Athene, the goddess of wisdom and patroness of arts could rival her work.
Athene was so incensed by these taunts that she visited Arachne, disguised as an old woman, and warned her against incurring the wrath of the gods. Arachne dismissed the warning and claimed if ever she met Athene she would challenge her to a contest. Athe
2007-03-09 06:12:21 · 3 answers · asked by danksprite420 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
it is very interesting to hear other's take on existance. I always enjoyed that part of life.
Thanks to all who answered,
the both of you so far.
2007-03-09 07:53:39 · update #1
Wow, what a story, eh! Where do you all come up with this stuff anyway? So intriguing. I must do more research on this kind of stuff. Thank you for reminding me.
2007-03-12 04:15:36 · answer #1 · answered by Chandru M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything in the world has a story of a way of becoming what it is known as now... We each have a story of how we came to exsist.
2007-03-09 07:26:14 · answer #2 · answered by misstigeress 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes we need stories.
2007-03-09 06:16:45 · answer #3 · answered by Pantherempress 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋