Arne Sithonis
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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]
References
- ↑ Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses VII 465: […] hinc humilem Myconon cretosaque rura Cimoli florentemque thymo Syron planamque Seriphon marmoreamque Paron, quamque inpia prodidit Arne Siphnon et accepto, quod avara poposcerat, auro mutata est in avem, quae nunc quoque diligit aurum, nigra pedes, nigris velata monedula pennis.