Practice Sheet – Greek Legends of Arachne

Practice Sheet – Greek Legends of Arachne

I) Answer the following questions:

Q1.Who was Arachne? Decribe her appearance.

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Q2.Where did Arachne live? 

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Q3. What did Arachne love to do?

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Q4. What was the town of Lydia famous for?

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Q4. Name the Goddess of wisdom and crafts.

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Q5. Why did Athena change Arachne into a spider?

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II) Fill in the blanks with words from the text:

1._________ ruled over the city of Athens in Greece.

2.______ disguised herself as an old woman and went to meet                  ________________.

3.As people praised her day and night, Arachne became a little ______.

4.______  was ready to have a spinning contest with ____________.

5.Whoever lost the contest could not touch the _____ and ______.