to she flourished at the old woman, she was amazed to see the old woman change suddenly into a tall, majestic, beautiful maiden with gray eyes and golden hair, crowned with a golden helmet. it was athena herself.
the bystanders shrank in fear and reverence; only arachne was unawed and held to her foolish boast.
in silence the two began to weave, and the nymphs stole nearer, coaxed by the sound of the shuttles, that seemed to be humming with delight over the two webs — back and forth like bees.
the nymphs gazed upon the loom where the goddess stood working and they saw shapes and images bloom out of the wondrous colors, just as clouds seem to grow like living creatures at sunset. and they saw that athena, still merciful, was spinning a warning for arachne: the pictures of the goddess’ triumph over reckless gods and mortals.
in one corner of the web, she wove her conquest over the sea god poseidon. for the first king of athens had promised to dedicate the city to that god who should bestow upon it the most useful gift. poseidon gave the horse. but athena gave the olive — symbol of peace and prosperity — and the city was called after her name.
15 another corner pictured the vain woman of troy, who had been turned into a crane for disputing with a goddess. other corners of the web held similar images, and the whole shone like a rainbow.
meanwhile arachne, who was consumed with vanity, embroidered her web with stories against the gods, making light of zeus himself and of apollo, portraying them as birds and beasts. but she wove with marvellous skill. the creatures seemed to breathe and speak, yet all was as fine as gossamer on grass before rain.
athena herself was amazed. not even her wrath at the girl’s insolence could wholly overcome her wonder. for an instant, she stood entranced — then she slashed the woven image across.
“i’ve won, arachne,” she said. “and since it is your glory to weave, you and your descendants must weave forever.” so saying, she touched arachne’s forehead three times with her spindle and weaved forever.

assessment questions
question 8
how do the images in paragraph 13-15 contribute to the story?
a. they show that athena is indeed a better weaver than arachne.
b. they suggest that athena has become more forgiving over time.
c. they suggest that athena has become more powerful over time.
d. they reveal that athena has won previous contests, even over gods.

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to she flourished at the old woman, she was amazed to see the old woman change suddenly into a tall, majestic, beautiful maiden with gray eyes and golden hair, crowned with a golden helmet. it was athena herself.
the bystanders shrank in fear and reverence; only arachne was unawed and held to her foolish boast.
in silence the two began to weave, and the nymphs stole nearer, coaxed by the sound of the shuttles, that seemed to be humming with delight over the two webs — back and forth like bees.
the nymphs gazed upon the loom where the goddess stood working and they saw shapes and images bloom out of the wondrous colors, just as clouds seem to grow like living creatures at sunset. and they saw that athena, still merciful, was spinning a warning for arachne: the pictures of the goddess’ triumph over reckless gods and mortals.
in one corner of the web, she wove her conquest over the sea god poseidon. for the first king of athens had promised to dedicate the city to that god who should bestow upon it the most useful gift. poseidon gave the horse. but athena gave the olive — symbol of peace and prosperity — and the city was called after her name.
15 another corner pictured the vain woman of troy, who had been turned into a crane for disputing with a goddess. other corners of the web held similar images, and the whole shone like a rainbow.
meanwhile arachne, who was consumed with vanity, embroidered her web with stories against the gods, making light of zeus himself and of apollo, portraying them as birds and beasts. but she wove with marvellous skill. the creatures seemed to breathe and speak, yet all was as fine as gossamer on grass before rain.
athena herself was amazed. not even her wrath at the girl’s insolence could wholly overcome her wonder. for an instant, she stood entranced — then she slashed the woven image across.
“i’ve won, arachne,” she said. “and since it is your glory to weave, you and your descendants must weave forever.” so saying, she touched arachne’s forehead three times with her spindle and weaved forever.

assessment questions
question 8
how do the images in paragraph 13-15 contribute to the story?
a. they show that athena is indeed a better weaver than arachne.
b. they suggest that athena has become more forgiving over time.
c. they suggest that athena has become more powerful over time.
d. they reveal that athena has won previous contests, even over gods.

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# Brief Explanations:
To solve this, we analyze the images in paragraphs 13 - 15. Paragraph 13: Athena's web has her triumph over gods/mortals. Paragraph 14: She wove conquest over Poseidon. Paragraph 15: Arachne's web has stories against gods (showing her vanity), while Athena's show her power over gods (e.g., Zeus, Apollo as birds/beasts, and Poseidon's defeat). Option D says the images reveal Athena has won previous contests over gods. This matches: her web shows triumph over Poseidon (a god) and gods as lesser (birds/beasts), while Arachne's is against gods (her vanity). Option A: The text doesn't compare weaving skill, just the content. Option B: Athena's actions (slashing Arachne's web) don't show forgiveness. Option C: The images show her power over gods, not "more powerful over time" (no time progression of power shown, just her dominance in the web's content). So D is correct.
# Answer:
D. They reveal that Athena has won previous contests, even over gods.

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