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Metamorphosis is a key element in Greek mythology. This ability to change
shape or form is a major development in the stories of Arachne, Zeus, and Daphne.
Almost all of the gods had the power of metamorphosis.
The first story was the one of Arachne. Arachne was a mortal, who was a
great weaver. She was the best of all the mortals. She even thought she was as
good as one of the gods. Nobody was as good as the gods at anything. She
thought she was as good as the god Athene. Athene was the god of arts. When
Athene heard Arachne say she was better than her, Athene challenged Arachne to a
contest. The winner would chose the losers punishment. Arachne accepted and
went first in the competition. Hers was very beautiful, but she was no match
for Athene. Athene was weaving about things that happened to the gods. While
the crowd watched Athene, Arachne new that she had lost, so she went and hung
herself. She soon shriveled up and had eight legs. That is how the Greeks
explained the way spiders came to be.
Another example of metamorphosis is Zeus. Zeus was the king of all gods.
He had probably the most changes in Greek mythology. He was always changing to
get a girl to marry him. The most important change was when he got his first
wife Hera. Zeus had ask Hera to marry him ...
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