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Re: Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou (Slime girl/Plant girl AP)

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Originally Posted by chriskim019 View Post
The background for the series is explained here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Musume#Plot

If it's their specific creation process you are wondering, they all are based

on different historical myths that explains how they were created. For

example, the spider girl is based on Arachne from

Greek myths. Arachne was a woman who was talented in

weaving. She was arrogant from her ability and decided to challenge

Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war, in a weaving battle. She

obviously lost and was punished for her arrogance by being cursed to

become a spider. Some versions depict her to have become a half-spider

half-human monster instead of just a normal spider. In this anime, the

spider girl is a decendant of Arachne based on that version of the myth.

Interesting, isn't it?
Just a nitpick, but the version I know has Arachne winning, and Athena curses her because she's a Greek god and thus a sore loser.
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