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The term ""arachnid"" comes from a story in what mythology?.

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The word Arachnida comes from the Greek for 'spider'. In legend, a girl called Arachne was turned into a spider by the goddess Athena. Arachne said she'd win a weaving contest against the goddess. Athena won, but Arachne became angry, and started to weave an insult to the gods.

I’m not sure if that is right tbh but hope it is:)
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