Ἀράχνη

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Arachne (/əˈrækniː/; from Ancient Greek: Ἀράχνη, romanized: arákhnē, lit. 'spider', cognate with Latin araneus) is the protagonist of a tale in Greek mythology known primarily from the version told by the Roman poet Ovid (43 BCE–17 CE), which is the earliest extant source for the story. In Book Six of his epic poem Metamorphoses, Ovid recounts how the talented mortal Arachne, daughter of Idmon, challenged Athena, goddess of wisdom and crafts, to a weaving contest. When Athena could find no flaws in the tapestry Arachne had woven for the contest, the goddess became enraged and beat the girl with her shuttle. After Arachne hanged herself out of shame, she was transformed into a spider. The myth both provides an aetiology of spiders' web-spinning abilities and is a cautionary tale warning mortals not to place themselves on an equal level with the gods.

Spanish (DGE)

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• Alolema(s): lat. Arachne Ou.Met.6.5
• Prosodia: [ᾰ-]
mit. Aracna hija de Idmón, famosa tejedora que venció a Atena en habilidad, por lo que fue metamorfoseada en araña, Ou.Met.l.c., Luc.Trag.318, Nonn.D.18.215.

Translations

ar: أراكني; az: Araxna; bg: Арахна; ca: Aracne; cs: Arachné; cy: Arachne; da: Arachne; de: Arachne; el: Αράχνη; en: Arachne; eo: Arakna; es: Aracne; et: Arachne; eu: Arakne; fa: آراخنه; fi: Arakhne; fr: Arachné; gl: Aracne; he: ארכנה; hu: Arakhné; hy: Արաքնե; id: Arakhne; it: Aracne; ja: アラクネー; ka: არაქნე; kk: Арахна; ko: 아라크네; la: Arachne; lb: Arachne; lt: Arachnė; mk: Арахна; nl: Arachne; no: Arakhne;: Arachne; pt: Aracne; ro: Arachne; ru: Арахна; simple: Arachne; sk: Arachné; sr: Арахна; sv: Arachne; th: อารัคเน; tr: Arakne; uk: Арахна; uz: Araxna; vi: Arachne; zh_yue: 掗克妮; zh: 阿剌克涅