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Arachne
[ uh-rak-nee ]
noun
- 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
Word History and Origins
Origin of Arachne1
Example Sentences
Berger and Batzoglou developed the prototype for one such tool, called the Arachne sequence assembler.
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.
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