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ARACHNE

This article appears in Volume V02, Page 287 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: APO-ARN
ARACHNE , in
Greek
  mythology, the daughter of Idmon of
Colophon
  in
Lydia
 , a
dyer
  in
purple
 . She had acquired such skill in the art of weaving that she ventured to challenge
Athena
 . While the goddess took as subjects her quarrel with Poseidon as to the naming and possession of Attica, and the warning examples of those who ventured to pit themselves against the immortals, Arachne depicted the metamorphoses of the gods and their amorous adventures. Her
work
  was so perfect that
Athena
 , enraged at being unable to find any blemish in it, toreit to pieces. Arachne hanged herself in despair; but the goddess out of pity loosened the rope, which became a cobweb, while Arachne herself was changed into a spider (
Ovid
 , Metam. vi. 5-145). The story probably indicates the superiority of
Asia
  over
Greece
  in the textile arts.


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