Cultural depictions of spiders of weaving. Eventually, she began to consider herself to be a greater weaver than the goddess Athena herself, and challenged the goddess to a weaving contest to prove her superior skill. Athena wove the scene of her victory over Poseidon that had earned her the patronage of Athens, while Arachne wove a tapestry featuring many episodes of infidelity among the Gods of Olympus, which angered Athena. The goddess conceded that Arachne's weaving was flawless, but she was infuriated by the mortal's pride. In a final moment of anger, Athena destroyed Arachne's tapestry and loom with her shuttle and cursed Arachne
Athena (Marvel Comics) a minor projection of the Creation event to the Chaos King over her hand. Athena (Marvel Comics) Athena is a fictional deity appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is based on the Greek Goddess of the same name. Athena first appeared in the pages of "Thor" #164, written by Stan Lee and drawn by Jack Kirby. Athena first appeared in "Thor" #164 (May 1969), and was adapted from Greek mythology by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Athena is the daughter of Zeus and Metis, having emerged fully formed from her father's brow after Zeus consumed Metis