In all three of the following myths, from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, there is the concept of man’s pride and then his fall before God (in this case a god or several gods). He is then turned into a part of nature in punishment.
The first myth is Arachne and Minerva. Arachne is a woman who has been taught by the goddess Minerva to weave. She pridefully believes herself to be the best weaver. Minerva, her own pride hurt, challenges her to a weaving contest. Arachne wins. Enraged, the goddess changes Arachne into a Continue reading