The author used concrete
foreshadowing.
Arachne is depicted as
conceited and she challenged Athene in a competition of who weaves better. In
this scene, Athene weaved a scene showing the horrible fate of mortals after trying
to fight with the gods. Later on in the story after Arachne has been turned
into a spider, she challenged Athene again, claiming to be better in weaving.
When Athene has insulted her, she hanged herself. Her death is the horrible
fate she suffered after fighting with the god Athene.
