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Arachne
[ uh-rak-nee ]
noun
, Classical Mythology.
- a Lydian woman who challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was changed into a spider for her presumption.
Arachne
/ əˈræknɪ /
noun
- Greek myth a maiden changed into a spider for having presumptuously challenged Athena to a weaving contest
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Arachne1
from Greek arakhnē spider
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Example Sentences
All around were amazed, and trembled before the glorious Minerva, except the angry Arachne.
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All the beholders saw that Minerva had surpassed Arachne, and felt that the proud girl must be punished for her pride and impiety.
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But Arachne still thought she could excel the goddess in weaving, and, as Minerva said no more, the contest began.
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Arachne showed Leda and the swan, and Europa and the bull, with such fidelity to nature that they seemed to move and breathe.
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But Arachne only grew bolder, and said openly that she would not be afraid to challenge the goddess to a contest.
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