Article:Arachne. Which of the following best describes the theme of the text?
A. It’s unwise for a person to make claims they can’t support.
B. Pride and overconfidence can lead to a person’s demise.
C. No matter how skilled a person is, their talents can’t compete with gods.
D. It’s important to maintain a good attitude, even when you lose.

Respuesta :

Answer:

B

Explanation:

In the the text, Arachne challenges the goddess Athena by saying she is a better weaver than Athena. Since, Athena was the goddess of weaving this angered her and she took the form of an old lady and approached her. She asks to do a weaving contest. Overconfident, Arachne did and wove a tapestry that depicted the gods infidelities and crimes. Athena, however depicted the gods greatest achievements. Both were beautiful, but the myth gets convoluted from here. So Athena either won, lost, or had a tie. Whatever the case is, Athena decided to curse her for her arrogance and turned her into a spider so she can weave forever.

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