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Ărachnē

gen. Ărachnēs · gender feminine
= Ἀράχνη (a spider).
a Lydian maiden; who challenged Minerva to a trial of skill in spinning; as a punishment
Myth., a Lydian maiden, who challenged Minerva to a trial of skill in spinning, and, as a punishment, was changed by the goddess into a spider, Ov. M. 6, 5 sq. (another form, ărachnēa, ae, = Ἀράχνεια, like Calliopēa from Calliope, Manil. 4, 135).—
a kind of sundial
Arachne, a kind of sundial, Vitr. 9, 9.
Perseus ID: n3321 Key: Arachne