Ărachnē
Ărachnē, ēs, f., = Ἀράχνη (a spider). 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).— Arachne, a kind of sundial, Vitr. 9, 9.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
ărachnē
Headword (normalized/stripped):
arachne
Intro Text:
Ărachnē, ēs, f., = Ἀράχνη (a spider). 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).— Arachne, a kind of sundial, Vitr. 9, 9.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n3321
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