Arachne
a Lydian woman who challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was changed into a spider for her presumption.
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How to use Arachne in a sentence
Berger and Batzoglou developed the prototype for one such tool, called the Arachne sequence assembler.
All around were amazed, and trembled before the glorious Minerva, except the angry Arachne.
'Round the Year in Myth and Song | Florence HolbrookAll the beholders saw that Minerva had surpassed Arachne, and felt that the proud girl must be punished for her pride and impiety.
'Round the Year in Myth and Song | Florence HolbrookBut Arachne still thought she could excel the goddess in weaving, and, as Minerva said no more, the contest began.
'Round the Year in Myth and Song | Florence HolbrookArachne showed Leda and the swan, and Europa and the bull, with such fidelity to nature that they seemed to move and breathe.
'Round the Year in Myth and Song | Florence Holbrook
But Arachne only grew bolder, and said openly that she would not be afraid to challenge the goddess to a contest.
Stories of Old Greece and Rome | Emilie Kip Baker
British Dictionary definitions for Arachne
/ (əˈræknɪ) /
Greek myth a maiden changed into a spider for having presumptuously challenged Athena to a weaving contest
Origin of Arachne
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