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Andraemon of Pylos

KOLOFON (Ancient city) TURKEY
Colophon was founded by Andraemon a Pylian, according to Mimnermus in his Nanno

Perseus: Strabo, Geography
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Manto

Perseus: Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898)
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Idmon

Idmon. The father of Arachne, a native of Colophon. Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary

Perseus: Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary(1879)
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Damasichthon and Promethus

Damasichthon: Son of Codrus, king of Colophon. Promethus: Son of Codrus, leader of Ionians, king of Colophon, slays his brother and flees to Naxos.

Perseus Encyclopedia
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Perseus Encyclopedia
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Arachne (=spider)

Arachne. A Lydian maiden, daughter of Idmon of Colophon, a famous dyer in purple. Arachne excelled in the art of weaving, and, proud of her talent, ventured to challenge Athene to compete with her. The maiden produced a piece of cloth in which the amours of the gods were woven, and as the goddess could find no fault with it she tore the work to pieces. Arachne, in despair, hanged herself. Athene loosened the rope and saved her life, but the rope was changed into a cobweb, and Arachne herself into a spider (arachne). This fable seems to suggest that man learned the art of weaving from the spider, and that it was invented in Lydia.

Harry Thurston Peck, Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898)
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Arachne. 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, and as Athena could find no fault with it, she tore the work to pieces, and Arachne in despair hung herself. The goddess loosened the rope and saved her life, but the rope was changed into a cobweb and Arachne herself into a spider (arachne), the animal most odious to Athena. (Ov. Met. vi. 1-145; Virg. Georg. iv. 246.) This fable seems to suggest the idea that man learnt the art of weaving from the spider, and that it was invented in Lydia.

A dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology (ed. William Smith)
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Arachne: Perseus Lookup Tool, text search
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The Wonderful Weaver

From the book:
Old Greek Stories by James Baldwin
Bringing Yesterday's Classics to Today's Children

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