# The myth of Arachne

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Iseult Gillespie
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics, History, Literature and writing, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/iseult_gillespie_the_myth_of_arachne)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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. \[Directed by Mette Ilene Holmriis, narrated by Addison Anderson\].

## Lectures

1. [The myth of Arachne](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/iseult_gillespie_the_myth_of_arachne/4956feb71bb4), 5 min (TED's player)