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Sewing and Weaving

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Sewing and Weaving
Arachne
skilled weaver; changed into spider for challenging Athena to weaving contest. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 27]
Athena
goddess of spinning and weaving. [Gk. Myth.: Howe, 45]
Marner, Silas
hand-loom weaver who comes, friendless, to Raveloe. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 930]
Penelope
weaves shroud for 20 years, unraveling it each night. [Gk. Lit.: Odyssey]
Prynne, Hester
ostracized, sewing becomes her daily preoccupation. [Am. Lit.: The Scarlet Letter]
Rumpelstiltskin
dwarf who spun gold from straw to help imprisoned girl. [Ger. Fairy Tale: Rumpelstiltskin]
Weavers, The
depicts plight of Silesian weavers. [Ger. Lit.: Benét, 1078]
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