Arachne

[ uh-rak-nee ]

nounClassical Mythology.
  1. 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

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  • All around were amazed, and trembled before the glorious Minerva, except the angry Arachne.

  • All the beholders saw that Minerva had surpassed Arachne, and felt that the proud girl must be punished for her pride and impiety.

  • But Arachne still thought she could excel the goddess in weaving, and, as Minerva said no more, the contest began.

  • Arachne showed Leda and the swan, and Europa and the bull, with such fidelity to nature that they seemed to move and breathe.

  • But Arachne only grew bolder, and said openly that she would not be afraid to challenge the goddess to a contest.

British Dictionary definitions for Arachne

Arachne

/ (əˈræknɪ) /


noun
  1. Greek myth a maiden changed into a spider for having presumptuously challenged Athena to a weaving contest

Origin of Arachne

1
from Greek arakhnē spider

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