After reading Alex’s and Natalie’s posts about incest and the Spenser’s view of the Greek Gods, I, too, was interested in the contemporary cultural attitudes towards the Gods and their sexual deeds. Yes, the Goddesses are revered for their virtues, but they also commit sexual transgressions like incest (Juno/Hera and Jove/Zeus are married but also siblings). The Gods’ acts depicted on the tapestries are mostly tales of trickery, rape, and beastiality, which would tie them to the immoral deeds of the incestuous Ollyphant and Argante. It seems to me that Spenser uses classical references as it suits him—either to elevate virtues or to condemn misdeeds. For example, he uses the character of Arthur as a virtuous figure, who in classical mythology committed incest (though it resulted in his downfall).