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The myth of Arachne - Iseult Gillespie
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From sailors who were turned into pigs,
nymphs that sprouted into trees,
and a gaze that converted the beholder to stone,
Greek mythology brims with shape-shifters.
The powerful gods usually changed their own forms at will,
but for mortals, the mutations were often unwanted.
One such unnerving transformation befell the spinner Arachne.
Arachne was the daughter of a tradesman
who spent his days dying cloth the deepest shades of purple.
She had a flair for spinning the finest threads,
weaving them into flowing fabric,
and creating magnificent tapestries.
People flocked to watch her hands flying across her loom,
as if thread sprung directly from her fingertips.
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