The myth of Arachne

From sailors who were turned into pigs, nymphs that sprouted into trees, and a gaze that converted the beholder to stone, Greek mythology brims with shape-shifters. The powerful Gods usually changed their own forms at will - but for mortals, the mutations were often unwanted. Iseult Gillespie shares how one such unnerving transformation befell the spinner Arachne.

Length: 04 min 29 sec

Educator: Iseult Gillespie

Director: Mette Ilene Holmriis

Producer: The Animation Workshop

Associate Producer: Elizabeth Cox, Jessica Ruby

Content Producer: Gerta Xhelo

Editorial Producer: Alex Rosenthal

Narrator: Addison Anderson

Fact-Checker: Francisco Diez