In the shadowed depths of Greek lore, Arachne, a mortal weaver of uncanny talent, dared to whisper her supremacy over Athena, the cold-eyed goddess of wisdom and craft. Their looms clashed in a grim duel, and Arachne’s threads wove a tapestry dripping with the gods’ sins, a defiance that clawed at Athena’s pride. Enraged, the goddess shredded the cursed creation and, with a spiteful curse, twisted Arachne’s form into a spider, eternally bound to spin in the dark, her fate a web of torment. Thus, the arachnids were born.