Arachne

Arachne, from the Greek arákhnē (meaning spider), is a figure in Greek mythology whose talent for weaving was renowned and who famously challenged the goddess Minerva to a weaving competition. As told in Ovid’s (43 BCE-17 CE) Metamorphoses, Minerva weaved the brilliant stories of the gods, annoying Arachne, who was determined to prove that humans were better than the gods.