Arachne
Loom-worker turned spider
Arachne comes from Greek mythology—a mortal weaver so skilled she challenged Athena to a contest.
When Arachne's tapestry proved flawless, the goddess transformed her into a spider, condemned to weave forever.
The name gives us arachnid, the class of eight-legged creatures including spiders, scorpions, and ticks.
Web-spinning arachnid
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- AthenaGreek wisdom deity
- hubrisRuinous excessive confidence
- transformationThorough change in form
tapestry · loom · Ovid · Metamorphoses · mortal · goddess · contest · punishment
Thread-interlacing craftsperson
- spinnerThing that rotates
- craftsmanSkilled manual worker
- artistMaker of creative works
- creatorOne who produces something
hubris · ambition · rivalry · talent · punishment · transformation · mortal · divine
Web-spinning arachnid
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
scientific · nomenclature · invertebrate · arthropod · etymology · zoology · binomial · Latin
Sun-orbiting rocky mass
- minor planetSmall sun-orbiting body
- beltStrap securing trousers
- orbitCurved celestial path
- celestialOf the sky above
discovery · space · rocky · solar system · numbered · astronomical · catalogued · trajectory
spider
Web-spinning arachnid
transformation · tapestry · loom · Ovid · Metamorphoses · mortal · goddess · contest · punishment · web
weaver
Thread-interlacing craftsperson
creator · hubris · ambition · rivalry · talent · punishment · transformation · mortal · divine · defiance
spider
Web-spinning arachnid
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- classificationSystematic grouping by traits
species · scientific · nomenclature · invertebrate · arthropod · etymology · zoology · binomial · Latin · biology
asteroid
Sun-orbiting rocky mass
- minor planetSmall sun-orbiting body
- beltStrap securing trousers
- orbitCurved celestial path
celestial · discovery · space · rocky · solar system · numbered · astronomical · catalogued · trajectory · rotation
ArachnePhilemon
Brief apostolic correspondence
Penelope · Aeneas · supplicants · devotees
arachnid, arachnophobia, arachnology, arachnologist, arachnological