Dr. Sherwood will explore how the myths of Athena and Arachne serve as metaphors for weaving and inter-connection as drawn from the tales in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Using material from archaeological, literary, and anthropological sources, she uncovers the historical context of the myth buried under the patriarchal suppression of history and cultures by the conquering Greeks, as well as a later distortion by Dryden, its early English translator. Finally, she will reimagine the myth from the point of view of Arachne herself, taking us into the world of the goddess Cybele in which Arachne wove her exquisite tapestries. This lecture continues the development of themes presented in her two lectures on the Splendor Solis. Both of these lectures are now available on YouTube.
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Myth Salon: The True, Unexpurgated, and Real Story behind the Myth of Athena and Arachne
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Dyane Sherwood
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