how does one hug a spider?

@@mogim815Carefully

true and idk but i just luv that through her interactions you realise that she just seems so emotionally wise nut it does annoy me how naive melinoe acts towards arachne's fear and hatred of the rest of her kin especially when she's aware of her story but I will also say I luv how clear arachnes boundaries r when it comes to the olympians and that she knows melinoe respects that enough for her to be able to not sugarcoat her feelings on the gods when they're brought up

Considering that both of them were cursed by Athena, yes, they definitly would

@@maestroleonard I think that supergiant used the version where the Gorgon sisters were born monsters instead of Ovid's version; technically still a victim since Athena helped Perseus to slay Medusa because a king wanted to fuck Perseus' mother and he tasked Perseus with slaying Medusa so Perseus would die and he could have his mother (it didn't work)

WE JUST WANNA TALK, ATHENA.

I DON’T, I WANT THE ONES!!!

She wasn’t really a victim tbh. There were many victims of the gods in mythology, but this one in particular doubled down on her pride so hard, that when she challenged Athena to a weaving contest, her submission was a tapestry depicting a mockery of the gods. Athena almost conceded too before she saw what Arachne made. Arachne had it coming for a long while.

​@ThisIsntAKZfaqr Her biggest crime was having too much of an ego yes but ultimately won the competition fairly based on skills and even just mocked the gods by showing legitimate stuff they did (as apparently she depicted Zeus doing his regular stuff and such) so like she is right to think the gods are in fact quite callous and vindictive such as humans (bc they represent human nature at worst and best) ultimately yes Athena was out of place bc she was just offended and wanted to feel satisfied despite everything plus couldn't handle the embarrassment, it defeats the whole image she is supposed to represent and that's why eventually she turned her into a spider post death bc she must have thought "damn I kinda did mess up ooops, well skedaddle skidoodle spider"

@@singracia1 I believe Athena turned Arachne straight into a spider, no killing involved, but there are so many versions of the myth that what Athena exactly did to her is still not confirmed to this day. Also, I’m pretty sure any contest entry - regardless of contest or participants - would be disqualified if it was submitted clearly and specifically to slander an opponent.

@ThisIsntAKZfaqr according to the variations available in some she wasn't killed directly no just beaten by Athena and then she kills herself due to shame and getting ganged up by a goddess lol, again if you wanna justify a literal god by going ape shit on a random annoying girl that's fair but ultimately seems still quite a not "Athena is so wise" thing

Honestly, if Heracles' story is the same as it was, he's going to be jaded for more than just the labours. He seems suspicious of witches, though perhaps his suspicion is more about magic in general given what happened to him to start the labours to begin with. But yes, he has every reason to despise the gods as well. From the way Hades speaks of him in the first game, it seems that they're also on less friendly terms than the original canon. Definitely would like to see more of his story as the game develops.

Hey, it's biodegradable silk and she does all the weaving herself, it's a completely different scenario from the polyester made by underpaid workers

Arachne sells Melinoe magical silk dresses that change her appearance, but those dresses get undone and Melinoe is back to her default appearance if she takes a few hits each dress comes with a different buff

It’s not fast, and while it may be off a rack, it’s still reasonably bespoke considering who it’s for.