Do you think Athena was right in punishing Arachne  why / why not. short answer for class 8?

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No, Athena abused her power as a god and proved Arachne's point that gods are immoral, unjust, and abusive over their power. Athena accepted Arachne's offer to see who's the best weaver. Arachne won fair and square however, Athena did not like that and cursed Arachne out of spite.

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