Arachne

[uh-rak-nee]

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noun Classical Mythology.

a Lydian woman who challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was changed into a spider for her presumption.

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Arachne (əˈræknɪ)

—n
	Greek myth a maiden changed into a spider for having presumptuously challenged Athena to a weaving contest

[from Greek arakhnē spider]

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