Arne was born as a foal as her mother had been transformed into a horse as a disguise, but was returned to the human form and renamed Arne. According to
John Tzetzes, Arne was the nurse of the young
Poseidon, who denied knowing where he was when
Cronus came searching for him.[4] Aeolus entrusted her to the care of one Desmontes. However,
Poseidon fathered
Aeolus and
Boeotus[5] with her while he was in the form of a
bull. Enraged, Desmontes entombed and blinded her and placed her twin sons on Mount
Pelion. She was later rescued by her sons and married king Metapontus of
Icaria, and Poseidon restored her vision.[6][3]
Through Boeotus, she was the ancestress of the
Boeotians.[6] A city named after her was recorded in the Iliad's
Catalogue of Ships which has been tentatively identified with the ruins of
Gla.
See also
Arne Sithonis, the princess also known as "Arne of Siphnos"