CLA204H1 Lecture 10: Lecture 10.docx
Document Summary
Second pentad realm of gods to realm of hereos. Athena leads into the book 6, minerva asks about the magpies. Will turn into a spider, after considering herself better than the goddess. Motif with the first half of book 6 (someone being better) Description of art: the way she creates a tapestry is described to the creation of the cosmos in book i. Threads are reminiscent of the creation of earth, reminder last week how the creator of the universe is an artist. Uses a slender spindle and fine thread (referenced to polished and refined) Tradition of calimachean writing: someone refined in her art. Their art is very different; minerva is classical, symmetrical (contest of. Minerva and poseidon) in the middle, and the corners of how women stupidly challenge the gods. Arachne erotic liaisons of gods and their transformation; complete chaos. Remember song of pierides gods turning into animals out of fear.
