Anthony Horowitz's Retold Version Of The Spinning Contest

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In Anthony Horowitz's retold version of The Spinning Contest, Arachne’s behaviour did not justify Athena’s punishment. Arachne won the spinning contest. Both Athena and her agreed that Arachne's piece, “The Love of the Gods”, was spun perfectly, meaning she won fairly. This would lead to the conclusion that prior to turning her into a spider, Athena attempted to kill Arachne for merely bragging. In addition, Athena tortured Arachne in the plain sight of the general public. One person who witnessed Athena’s immature actions was Arachne’s mom. Even though Arachne was a horrible daughter, her mother will always love her, so by torturing Arachne, Athena was torturing Arachne’s innocent mother too. Finally, Athena chose to “spare” Arachne by turning