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arakhnê), a lydian maiden, daughter of idmon of colophon, who was a famous dyer in purple. his daughter was greatly skilled in the art of weaving, and, proud of her talent, she even ventured to challenge athena to compete with her. arachne produced a piece of cloth in which the amours of the gods were woven
--so her thought was turned upon the fortune of arachne--proud, who would not ever yield to her the praise won by the art of deftly weaving wool, a girl who had not fame for place of birth, nor fame for birth, but only fame for skill!...
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