Arne Sithonis

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Arnê of Siphnos (Ἄρνη) is a mythologized princess of the ancient Greek island of Siphnos, who according to legend betrayed her motherland, which was known for its wealth and 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]

Possible chronology

to be added later

References

  1. ↑ Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses 7.465
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