65%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Greek Mythology Scripts Ἀράχνη(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /a.rá.kʰnɛː/(Classical Greek) /ə.ˈɹæk.ni/(English) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "spider" in Greek. In Greek myth Arachne was a mortal woman who defeated Athena in a weaving contest. After this Arachne hanged herself, but Athena brought her back to life in the form of a spider. People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class natural devious strong strange complex serious Categories Ancient Greek words, animals, asteroids, Fortnite characters, Hunger Games characters, mythology, nature, Soul Eater characters, weaving