今天无意中查了Arachne这个单词，才知道原来是蜘蛛的意思，原来这个单词还有一段故事呢：
Arachne 英文中是蜘蛛的意思，這個字起源於希臘神話。這則神話是說有一個叫做arachne的女孩，是一位傑出的織布女。因此她向希臘女神雅典娜挑戰，比賽織布。當arachne織出一張美麗又完美的織錦時，雅典娜確打砸了織布機，還將她變成了一隻蜘蛛。
位于剑鱼座的蜘蛛星云（Tarantula)，從星雲向外伸展出閃亮的氣體環，形似大蜘蛛。看起來和滿月大小相當，實際直徑有 800 光年。
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Today, I accidentally looked up the word "Arachne" and found out that it originally means spider. There is also a story behind this word:
In English, "Arachne" means spider, and this word originates from Greek mythology. This myth is about a girl named Arachne who is an excellent weaver. Therefore, she challenged the Greek goddess Athena to a weaving competition. When Arachne wove a beautiful and perfect tapestry, Athena actually destroyed the loom and turned her into a spider.
The Tarantula Nebula located in the Dorado constellation extends shiny gas rings outward from the nebula, resembling a large spider. It looks about the size of a full moon, but actually has a diameter of 800 light-years.
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