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Chapter IX
Minerva and Arachne. Niobe. The Story of Perseus Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, was the daughter of Jupiter. She, they say, sprang forth from his brain full grown and clad in complete armor. She presided over the useful and ornamental arts, both those of men, such as agriculture and navigation, and those of women, spinning, weaving, and needle-work.
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(Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
From this reading “Minerva and Arachne.”
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From this reading She presided over the useful and ornamental arts, both those of men, such as agriculture and navigation, and those of women, spinning, weaving, and needle-work.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Minerva and Arachne.
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From this reading Minerva and Arachne.
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From this reading She, they say, sprang forth from his brain full grown and clad in complete armor.
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From this reading She presided over the useful and ornamental arts, both those of men, such as agriculture and navigation, and those of women, spinning, weaving, and needle-work.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She presided over the useful and ornamental arts, both those of men, such as agriculture and navigation, and those of women, spinning, weaving, and needle-work.
the two together, not just one
From this reading She presided over the useful and ornamental arts, both those of men, such as agriculture and navigation, and those of women, spinning, weaving, and needle-work.
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From this reading She, they say, sprang forth from his brain full grown and clad in complete armor.
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From this reading She, they say, sprang forth from his brain full grown and clad in complete armor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She, they say, sprang forth from his brain full grown and clad in complete armor.
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From this reading The Story of Perseus Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, was the daughter of Jupiter.
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From this reading She, they say, sprang forth from his brain full grown and clad in complete armor.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She, they say, sprang forth from his brain full grown and clad in complete armor.
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From this reading She, they say, sprang forth from his brain full grown and clad in complete armor.
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From this reading The Story of Perseus Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, was the daughter of Jupiter.
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From this reading She, they say, sprang forth from his brain full grown and clad in complete armor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She, they say, sprang forth from his brain full grown and clad in complete armor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She, they say, sprang forth from his brain full grown and clad in complete armor.
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From this reading The Story of Perseus Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, was the daughter of Jupiter.
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From this reading She presided over the useful and ornamental arts, both those of men, such as agriculture and navigation, and those of women, spinning, weaving, and needle-work.
(Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
From this reading Minerva and Arachne.
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From this reading She presided over the useful and ornamental arts, both those of men, such as agriculture and navigation, and those of women, spinning, weaving, and needle-work.
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From this reading She presided over the useful and ornamental arts, both those of men, such as agriculture and navigation, and those of women, spinning, weaving, and needle-work.
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From this reading Niobe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Story of Perseus Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, was the daughter of Jupiter.
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From this reading She presided over the useful and ornamental arts, both those of men, such as agriculture and navigation, and those of women, spinning, weaving, and needle-work.
above and across; more than
From this reading She presided over the useful and ornamental arts, both those of men, such as agriculture and navigation, and those of women, spinning, weaving, and needle-work.
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From this reading The Story of Perseus Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, was the daughter of Jupiter.
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From this reading She presided over the useful and ornamental arts, both those of men, such as agriculture and navigation, and those of women, spinning, weaving, and needle-work.
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From this reading She, they say, sprang forth from his brain full grown and clad in complete armor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She, they say, sprang forth from his brain full grown and clad in complete armor.
the act of making thread from fibers
From this reading She presided over the useful and ornamental arts, both those of men, such as agriculture and navigation, and those of women, spinning, weaving, and needle-work.
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From this reading She, they say, sprang forth from his brain full grown and clad in complete armor.
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From this reading The Story of Perseus Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, was the daughter of Jupiter.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She presided over the useful and ornamental arts, both those of men, such as agriculture and navigation, and those of women, spinning, weaving, and needle-work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Story of Perseus Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, was the daughter of Jupiter.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She, they say, sprang forth from his brain full grown and clad in complete armor.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She presided over the useful and ornamental arts, both those of men, such as agriculture and navigation, and those of women, spinning, weaving, and needle-work.
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From this reading She presided over the useful and ornamental arts, both those of men, such as agriculture and navigation, and those of women, spinning, weaving, and needle-work.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Story of Perseus Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, was the daughter of Jupiter.
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From this reading She presided over the useful and ornamental arts, both those of men, such as agriculture and navigation, and those of women, spinning, weaving, and needle-work.
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From this reading The Story of Perseus Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, was the daughter of Jupiter.
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From this reading She presided over the useful and ornamental arts, both those of men, such as agriculture and navigation, and those of women, spinning, weaving, and needle-work.
