Arachne (Arach`ne) , a Lydian maiden, who excelled in weaving, and whom Athena changed into a spider because she had proudly challenged her ability to weave as artistic a work; she had failed in the competition, and previously hanged herself in her despair.
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
Aracan * Arad