"It showed Leda beneath the wings of a swan. It showed Danae under a shower of gold. It showed Asteria in the clutches of an eagle. And it showed Erigone, who Dionesus tricked with his grapes. Not a word more does Ovid give us. But out of a sense of defiance, Arachne's cloth does include only stories that would bring shame to the god. Erigone, then was deceived and seduced by the powerful fruit. Other authors tell us that Dionesus and Erigone had a child: his name was Staphylus, "bunch of grapes," but this was also the name of the child other writers attribute to Dionesus and Adriadne." pg 38
I chose this quote for a couple of reasons: 1) because it shows the importance of name, Staphylus meaning bunch of grapes goes back to the way he was conceived. Not only is this important to history for his parents but it also gives individuals a way of knowing part of their meaning. This process of name giving has ceased to exist in today's culture instead of the beauty of what's in a name we get names like Coco, Summer, Cooper, etc. 2) I like that the description of the pictures shown on the cloth are those that "bring shame to the gods." So much emphasis is put on gods being just, right, divine, and omnipotent, however, Greek god mythology does show that they could still be sinister, deceptive, and ultimately wrong.

This selection of reading material is altogether beautiful but it also shows us that even though this mythology was written many years ago and told before writing ability had come to be, our society hasn't morally come very far or gone as wrong as most people think. Society and culture can be deemed just as bad as our ancestors and can show that we don't learn from our mistakes. The gods made mistakes and humans make mistakes, but we still can show love, pleasure and enjoy life to the fullest despite those with selfish intentions.