3. key ideas and details: read the details about the images that athene and
arachne weave. how might these images relate to the theme of the story? use
details from the text to support your answer.
4. key ideas and details: how do arachne's character traits determine how the
conflict resolves itself?
working from the text
5. both arachne and phaethon possess traits that contribute to their demise. use
the graphic organizer to compare and contrast the two characters' attitudes and
character traits and how these traits lead to self-destruction. cite evidence from
the texts.

Which of the following quotations reveal an omniscient point-of-view? a. "then the king got his spear in both his hands and ran toward sir mordred, crying, 'traitor, now has thy death-day come! '" b. "and the king thought that under him, far from him, was hideous deep black water; therein were all manner of serpents and worms and wild beasts, foul and horrible." c. "but when the hosts on both sides saw that sword drawn, they blew trumpets and horns and shouted grimly, and the two hosts rushed toward each other." d."then they agreed that king arthur and sir mordred should meet between their two hosts, and that each of them should bring fourteen persons with him."

In comparing "minerva and arachne" and "niobe," can you establish a common theme running throughout both texts? how do you think this theme might change if the stories were written in first-person point of view? write a journal entry explaining the theme of both "minerva and arachne" and "nirobe." then, consider how the theme might change if the tales were written using a first-person point of view. use examples and evidence from both texts to support your analysis.

"the beginning of the massai" which excerpt best justifies this conclusion