Vol. 2 (2010): Arachne
Published:
2010-11-21
Arachne’s metamorphosis at the hands of Athena has become, in its own right, a model of the mythical subject of transformation. Perhaps driven by her craving for vengeance, the goddess decides to save young Arachne in the last minute, just when the horrified victim was about to commit suicide by hanging herself with her own rope. The different interpretations the myth has arisen through history have provoked numerous reflections about art and literature, more specifically, about the way in which artists express the actual power or punishment symbolized in the myth.
