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    The Story of Athene and Arachne (How the Spider Was Created)
    The Story of Athene and Arachne (How the Spider Was Created)
    The Story of Athene and Arachne (How the Spider Was Created)
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    The Story of Athene and Arachne (How the Spider Was Created)

    By David Elvar

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    A short dramatisation of a legend from Ancient Greece, the story of how the spider was created.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDavid Elvar
    Release dateDec 19, 2009
    ISBN9781452341354
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      The Story of Athene and Arachne (How the Spider Was Created) - David Elvar

      THE STORY OF ATHENE AND ARACHNE

      (How the spider was created)

      (A BratReads Book)

      David Elvar

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright David Elvar 2016

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      Thank you for downloading this free e-book. It may be reproduced, copied and distributed for non-commercial purposes provided it remains in its complete and original form, and that the author and Smashwords are given full acknowledgement.

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      There was a time in the land of Ancient Greece when men still believed in gods. There were many to believe in, each representing a facet of life.

      There was Aphrodite, Goddess of Love, beautiful beyond the dreams of man and God alike. But also vain, foolish, given to playing with the feelings of those who adored her,

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