• The Subtle Art of Women's Work, Arachne the Weaver

  • Mar 4 2025
  • Length: 57 mins
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The Subtle Art of Women's Work, Arachne the Weaver

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  • Arachne wasn't just a talented weaver and artist, she was a woman who dared to become more than her feminine station allowed. Breaking down the 'womanly arts', weaving as a form of independence and the threat that posed to the patriarchal order. Submit your question for the next Q&A via email or a voice note. Get ad-free episodes and so, so much more, by subscribing to the Oracle Edition at patreon.com/mythsbaby. Sign up for the newsletter to keep up to date with everything, including the official launch of Mnemosyne: the Memory Collective.

    CW/TW: far too many Greek myths involve assault. Given it's fiction, and typically involves gods and/or monsters, I'm not as deferential as I would be were I referencing the real thing.

    Sources: Ovid's Metamorphoses, translated by Stephanie McCarter. Read with permission of the publisher.

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