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  • 131Arachne — /euh rak nee/, n. Class. Myth. a Lydian woman who challenged Athena to a weaving contest and was changed into a spider for her presumption. * * * In Greek mythology, the daughter of the dyer Idmon of Colophon. She was a weaver who acquired such… …

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  • 132centaur — centaurial, centaurian, centauric, adj. /sen tawr/, n. 1. Class. Myth. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse. 2. (cap.) Astron. the constellation Centaurus. 3. a skillful horseman or …

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