Myth Displacement

In every American suburbia community there are leaders, members of the community that hold an unmistakable power over their fellow neighbors and community members. Mr. Smith held that power in his own suburban community. He was highly regarded, head of the home owners association, president of the PTO, the whole nine yards. He held the power of a suburbia, mini van, white picket fence god. A king among the average citizens who regarded him as a leader. The thing was, he was a total slime ball.  Just a terrible human being. And I mean creepy lady killer, pedophile,Boo Radley, Buffalo Bill type. On the inside at least.
He would hang around around the schools luring young beautiful women into his clutches. He would ride around in a white windowless van handing out candy and puppies. Which should have been a red flag, but he was a suburban god so he got away with it. Driving around in his white van he captured and took advantage of many young women. I don't mean to say that so casually but its the truth and will probably just end up as some account that students casually read in their classes years from now. One young girl in particular he coerced into the cover of his creepy white van by traveling around with a heard of adorable puppies. Under the cover of puppies he drove that poor unsuspecting girl away into the sea of housing complexes and strip malls, his power unchecked even though he was a creepy, creepy man.       

"The Spinners" Interpretation

I Think one of the most interesting things about this photo is that it is art that is about art, a story about a story, which is exactly what Metamorphoses is. I think the tapestry in the back is probably the tapestry Athena wove, and by virtue of lighting your eye is drawn to much more than the foreground.   This is probably to highlight that the story of Athena and Arachne as the precedent to the weaving that is happening in the foreground. The tapestry is framed within the frame, a story within a story. I think maybe Valazques is showing how much credence Ovid places on art, a battle of weaving is told with as much importance as a battle of swords. The woman in the foreground holding back the red curtain  as if they are on a stage, also seems to convey this theme of art within art. That seems to be the main point and parallels to Ovid that I can deduce. I honestly couldn't identify any references to spiders, but there are probably a lot of references I'm not picking up on.