Arachne

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Arachne
Origin	Greek culture
Race(s)	FemmeShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei II VerminShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Shin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse
Alignment(s)	Neutral-ChaosShin Megami Tensei Shin Megami Tensei II NeutralShin Megami Tensei IV Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Dark-NeutralShin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux

Arachne is a Demon in the Megami Tensei franchise.

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Origin

Arachne (ἀράχνη) is the Greek word for "spider". According to Ovid's Metamorphoses, Arachne was a seamstress who challenged Athena to a contest to see who was better at weaving, and when Arachne created a better tapestry insulting the gods, Athena was furious. Arachne killed herself, after which Athena transformed her into a spider.

Gameplay

Shin Megami Tensei

BossBoss (Mega-CD)

	Name Level HP MP Arachne 48 700 90	Strength 22 Intelligence 17 Magic 17 Vitality 15 Agility 25 Luck 14
Location Psychic World 1F
Race Alignment EXP Yen / Macca Magnetite Moon PhaseDemon Aggression Drop Femme Chaos (250) — ♄Macca1152 1152 0 Soma (x⁄256)
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect 99 31Most versions/30Super CD-ROM² 51Most versions/50Super CD-ROM²/49Mega-CD 27 19 19 Resistances Resists Guns & Ice. Sword Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Expel Death Almighty ×1 ×¼ ×1 ×¼ ×½ ×1 NulNull NulNull ×1 Nerve Magic Bind Charge Dex Needle Type NulNull ×⅝ NulNull ×¾ ×⅞ NulNull ㉚ Boss (1)
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Sword 3-6Due to a bug, hits only once in the Mega-CD version Single enemy
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Mazanma Force 7 MP Blasts a group of enemies with a strong gale. Dormina Nerve 3 MP Puts multiple enemies to sleep. Marin Karin Magic 6 MP Charms one enemy.

	Name Level HP MP Arachne 48 700 90	Strength 22 Intelligence 17 Magic 17 Vitality 15 Agility 25 Luck 14
Location Psychic World 1F
Race Alignment EXP Yen / Macca Magnetite Moon PhaseDemon Aggression Drop Femme Chaos (250) — — — 0 Soma (x⁄256)
Attack Accuracy Defense Evasion M. Attack M. Effect 99 31 49 27 19 19 Resistances Resists Guns & Ice. Sword Gun Fire Ice Elec Force Expel Death Almighty ×1 ×¼ ×1 ×¼ ×½ ×1 NulNull NulNull ×1 Nerve Magic Bind Charge Dex Needle Type NulNull ×⅝ NulNull ×¾ ×⅞ NulNull ㉚ Boss (1)
Basic Attack Element Hit(s) Target Sword 1 Single enemy
Magic Skills Skill Attribute Cost Description Mazanma Force 7 MP Blasts a group of enemies with a strong gale. Dormina Nerve 3 MP Puts multiple enemies to sleep. Marin Karin Magic 6 MP Charms one enemy.

Compendium

Compendium Entries
Shin Megami Tensei (A-Mode DDS)	Origin: Greece A skilled tapistry-weaver in Lydia. She challenged Athena, goddess of weaving, to a contest. Arachne's work was skilled, but her tapestry depicted Zeus's lewd actions. This infuriated Athena, who turned Arachne in to a spider woman.
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey	A spider demon of Greek lore. Once a skilled seamstress, she was changed after challenging Athena. She spun a tapestry mocking the gods in the contest, and Athena cursed her to become a spider.
Shin Megami Tensei IV	A spider demon of Greek lore. Once a skilled seamstress, she was changed after challenging Athena. She spun a tapestry mocking the gods in the contest, and Athena cursed her to become a spider.
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse	A spider demon of Greek lore. Once a skilled seamstress, she was changed after challenging Athena. She spun a tapestry mocking the gods in the contest, and Athena cursed her to become a spider.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	アルケニー Arukenī	Arachne

Gallery

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  Sprite of Arachne from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei.

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  Animated sprite of Arachne from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei.

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  Sprite of Arachne from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II.

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  Animated sprite of Arachne from Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II.

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  Model of Arachne from Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine