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Spiders. Just nasty spiders.
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Spiders are very beautiful and intelligent animals. :-) ;-)
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I don't like it much, especially because of the story of Arachne being turned into a spider out of spite.
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I want to like it but can't quite manage to (yet, at least).
I think it's unfortunate that it rhymes with "acne". I'm not actually that put off by the spider connection, but I am by that combined with the rhyme.
I think Antigone is more usable, or maybe even Psyche.
Though I guess an Arachne could go by Ari fairly easily if she hated her name.
I think it's unfortunate that it rhymes with "acne". I'm not actually that put off by the spider connection, but I am by that combined with the rhyme.
I think Antigone is more usable, or maybe even Psyche.
Though I guess an Arachne could go by Ari fairly easily if she hated her name.
This message was edited 1/28/2021, 5:00 PM
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I like Antigone.
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I don't like it at all. It's VERY unappealing and makes me think of spiders. A big no thank you.
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Spiders. I just think of spiders and also of "acne". Doesn't work, in my opinion. Ariadne is better.
This message was edited 1/28/2021, 1:42 PM
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Spiders, prefer ariadne
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No strong feelings.
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It's pretty cool.
Though I can only say that as I have nothing against spiders, is not scare for them or anything, so I don't have any bad connotations with it.
Though I can only say that as I have nothing against spiders, is not scare for them or anything, so I don't have any bad connotations with it.
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I like Arachne; it's like the evil twin of Ariadne. It's got Greek tragedy AND kitsch working for it. It's spooky and sad, qualities I enjoy in names. I'd be amazed to meet one in real life. I once met an Andromache, so maybe there is an Arachne somewhere out there.
I like the combo Arachne Christina for some reason.
I like the combo Arachne Christina for some reason.
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Two thoughts: spiders and acne.
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Repulsive as a human name in principle.
Ugly sounding and unfeminine.
Like Echo only worse.
Ugly sounding and unfeminine.
Like Echo only worse.
This message was edited 1/28/2021, 9:41 AM
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Can you explain how this is repulsive "in principle"? Because it means "spider"?
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Spiders are not repulsive *as spiders,* they just are what they are, and have the beauty of all things of nature.
But "spider" is not suitable as a concept to name a human being. On a human scale, their traits would be repulsive, not have uplifting associations. I don't think they have *anything* about them that makes them an appealing archetype, except the weaving, but even that isn't analogous to human weaving, and the classical parallel to weaving smacks of misogyny IMO. A spider's web is more comparable to a knotted fishnet than to textiles.
How would you like to be named for a class that includes the ticks?
A crawling, hiding creature with an exoskeleton and 8 eyes, that puts up a sticky webbing for its home and lies in wait for another creature to accidentally get stuck in it. Then bites it with poison fangs to paralyze it, and wraps it up alive to suck out its body juices at the spider's leisure. And the female kills and eats the male after mating? Not so gorgeous, to me.
Arachne was turned into a spider out of spite, it wasn't an honor.
But "spider" is not suitable as a concept to name a human being. On a human scale, their traits would be repulsive, not have uplifting associations. I don't think they have *anything* about them that makes them an appealing archetype, except the weaving, but even that isn't analogous to human weaving, and the classical parallel to weaving smacks of misogyny IMO. A spider's web is more comparable to a knotted fishnet than to textiles.
How would you like to be named for a class that includes the ticks?
A crawling, hiding creature with an exoskeleton and 8 eyes, that puts up a sticky webbing for its home and lies in wait for another creature to accidentally get stuck in it. Then bites it with poison fangs to paralyze it, and wraps it up alive to suck out its body juices at the spider's leisure. And the female kills and eats the male after mating? Not so gorgeous, to me.
Arachne was turned into a spider out of spite, it wasn't an honor.
This message was edited 1/28/2021, 10:29 AM
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It was spite. The entire story is about pride and it's consequences.
I do love the name and the sound of it, which is why I have a spider plant named Arachne.
I do love the name and the sound of it, which is why I have a spider plant named Arachne.
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Well said.
If you want to name a girl after a spider, name her Charlotte.
If you want to name a girl after a spider, name her Charlotte.
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Seconded
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Gorgeous
A contemporary poet I really like (Joyelle McSweeney) named her daughter this; tragically, she died after a few days (I think). McSweeney wrote a book partly inspired by the tragedy called Toxicon and Arachne.
A contemporary poet I really like (Joyelle McSweeney) named her daughter this; tragically, she died after a few days (I think). McSweeney wrote a book partly inspired by the tragedy called Toxicon and Arachne.
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All I can think about — spiders...and a poor girl from that myth.
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