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====Name origin==== | ====Name origin==== | ||
Ariados may be a combination of ''{{wp|arachnid}}'' (Latin for {{wp|spider}}) and 脅す ''odosu'' (to threaten) or ''dos'' (Spanish for ''two'', used possibly because it has two stingers, or because it is the second form in its evolutionary line). | Ariados is named after the Greek myth of Theseus and {{wp|Ariadne}}, wherein Ariadne gave Theseus a ball of twine before he entered the Labyrinth to slay the Minotaur, so that he may trail the strand behind him and find his route back to her. Ariados may also be a combination of ''{{wp|arachnid}}'' (Latin for {{wp|spider}}) and 脅す ''odosu'' (to threaten) or ''dos'' (Spanish for ''two'', used possibly because it has two stingers, or because it is the second form in its evolutionary line). | ||
==In other languages== | ==In other languages== | ||
{{Other languages|type=bug|type2=poison | {{Other languages|type=bug|type2=poison | ||
|ja=アリアドス ''Ariados''|jameaning= | |ja=アリアドス ''Ariados''|jameaning=May be a combination of ''{{wp|arachnid}}'' (Latin for {{wp|spider}}) and 脅す ''odosu'' (to threaten) or ''dos'' (Spanish for ''two'', used possibly because it has two stingers, or because it is the second form in its evolutionary line). | ||
|fr=Migalos|frmeaning=From ''{{tt|mygale|tarantula}}'' | |fr=Migalos|frmeaning=From ''{{tt|mygale|tarantula}}'' | ||
|es=Ariados|esmeaning=Same as English name | |es=Ariados|esmeaning=Same as English name | ||