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'''Arnê of Siphnos''' (''Ἄρνη'') is a mythologized princess of the ancient Greek island of [[Sifnos|Siphnos]], who betrayed her motherland, which was known for its fertility, after the legendary king [[Minos]] had bribed her with gold into supporting [[Crete]]. After she had accepted the bribe that "her greed demanded", Minos' troops attacked Siphnos. For this misdeed the gods punished her by turning her into a black-footed, black-winged [[Jackdaw|jackdaw]], and she would be forever attracted to golden and shining objects. | '''Arnê of Siphnos''' (''Ἄρνη'') is a mythologized princess of the ancient Greek island of [[Sifnos|Siphnos]], who betrayed her motherland, which was known for its fertility, after the legendary king [[Minos]] had bribed her with gold into supporting [[Crete]]. After she had accepted the bribe that "her greed demanded", Minos' troops attacked Siphnos. For this misdeed the gods punished her by turning her into a black-footed, black-winged [[Jackdaw|jackdaw]], and she would be forever attracted to golden and shining objects. | ||
The only source on Arnê's story is [[Ovid]]'s mythological poem [[Metamorphoses (poem)|''Metamorphoses'']] from 8 BC.<ref>Publius Ovidius Naso, ''Metamorphoses'' | The only source on Arnê's story is [[Ovid]]'s mythological poem [[Metamorphoses (poem)|''Metamorphoses'']] from 8 BC.<ref>Publius Ovidius Naso, ''Metamorphoses'' [http://www.theoi.com/Text/OvidMetamorphoses7.html 7.465]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 16:49, 25 April 2007
Arnê of Siphnos (Ἄρνη) is a mythologized princess of the ancient Greek island of Siphnos, who betrayed her motherland, which was known for its fertility, after the legendary king Minos had bribed her with gold into supporting Crete. After she had accepted the bribe that "her greed demanded", Minos' troops attacked Siphnos. For this misdeed the gods punished her by turning her into a black-footed, black-winged jackdaw, and she would be forever attracted to golden and shining objects.
The only source on Arnê's story is Ovid's mythological poem Metamorphoses from 8 BC.[1]