Arne Sithonis
Arnê (Ἄρνη) is a mythologized princess of an ancient Greek island, who according to legend betrayed her motherland, 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 the island. 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], where her name is given as Arne Sithonis or Arne Sithon, depending on the manuscript. Attempts have been made to identify the island as Siphnos due to paleographical similarities,[2] but no independent legend connects an Arnê to the island of Siphnos or any other island of the Cyclades.[3]
Localization and possible chronology
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