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   Arachne
   In Greek mythology, Arachne was a Lydian woman who was so skillful a weaver that she challenged the goddess Athena to a contest. Athena tore Arachne's beautiful tapestries to pieces and Arachne hanged herself. She was transformed into a spider, and her weaving became a cobweb. She was therefore related to the textile industries. The matron of spinning, weaving and dyeing and the weaver of destiny.
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   Arachne
   In Greek mythology, a Lydian woman who was so skilful a weaver that she challenged the goddess Athena to a contest. Athena tore Arachne's beautiful tapestries to pieces and Arachne hanged herself....
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   arachne
   this machine operates by stitching seams in loose-fibre fabric and so produce a consolidated sheet of textile material used as filtering material,carpet underlay,etc. Category: Various industries and crafts
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   Arachne
   The fable of `Arachne` (also Arachné) is a late addition to Greek mythology, recorded in Ovid's `Metamorphoses` ( (vi.5-54 and 129-145) and mentioned in Virgil's `Georgics`, iv, 246. The anecdote does not appear in the myth repertory of the Attic vase-painters. Arachne's name simply means `spider` . Arachne was the daughter of Idmon of Colophon, who was a famous wool dyer in Tyrian purple. She was a fine weaver in Hypaepa of Lydia and discovered ...
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   Arachne
   in Greek mythology, the daughter of Idmon of Colophon in Lydia, a dyer in purple.
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   Arachne
   Arachne is a Lat In girl name. The meaning of the name is `Mythical Name` Where is it used? The name Arachne is mainly used In Greek Mythology. The name Arachne doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Arachne seems to be unique!
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   Arachne
   Arachne (urăk'nē) , in Greek mythology, a Lydian woman who challenged Athena to a trial of skill in weaving. When Arachne won, the goddess forced Arachne to hang herself. Athena then turned Arachne into a spider and her weaving into a cobweb.
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