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Arachne sitting with her friend
Speaks of pride that, seems to never end
“I’ve woven the greatest tapestry the world has ever seen!
I bet ol’ Athena is jealous of this weaving queen.”
Her friends all gasp, afraid of what to say
When suddenly Athena appeared to say “Nay!”
“You cannot defeat me!” She cries
“I am a goddess and it is you whom I despise!
To think you could out-best me, you didn’t think too well
And now for all your pride, your horridness shall swell.”
“Bring it…”the small teen had taunted
This choice of hers, forever it has haunted
Her spirit tainted by this mortal sin…
“Alright!” cried Athena, “The contest begins!”
Athena started her masterpiece with a contest she had won
Poseidon was no match for her, she was sure to win this one
She looked to see her young opponent’s art
And was shocked when she saw the god closest to her heart
Her father Zeus, his reputation being defiled
His mistress’s all shown, making him look so vile
The goddess all a-flustered, the mortal made a smirk
I can not let her win like this; I need to make this work
the goddess wove in scenes of the god’s good deeds
But the mortal just continued with Zeus’s infidelities
Athena was nearing the end of her art, as well as her rope
When she looked again at Arachne, and there was no hope
“I must admit you’re work is quite flawless
But that does not make me wrathless”
She smashed the mortal’s creation with the shuttle on the loom
As well as hitting her on the head, thus sealing her doom
Arachne realized her huge mistake and felt horrid
She ran to her home, ashamed of her art so florid
Soon grabbing a small step so that she could reach up to the rope
She wrapped it round her throat, she just couldn’t cope
Athena rushed in, just in time to the poor girl down
“I shall spare you, no need to frown”
The rope turned to silken string, and the girl into a spider
“Now go and spread your gift around, you are my desire”