A tale of two weavers
If Arachne was the greatest weaver, Penelope was the world's ultimate unraveller.
The two women belong to two different tales, but they are part of the same story: art is there to create but also to challenge tyrannical power.
Arachne doesn't just win The World Weaving Award. She challenges the goddess Athena's relentless power and pays, a figure of trage…
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