Arne (daughter of Aeolus)

In the mythic tradition summarized in the provided source, Arne is the daughter of Aeolus and Melanippe (also called Hippe or Euippe), herself a daughter of Chiron. Accounts state that Arne was born as a foal because her mother had been transformed into a horse as a disguise; the child was returned to human form and given the name Arne. She is later linked with Poseidon, who in the narrative fathers children by her and who restores her sight after later events.

The source does not give a sustained physical description of Arne as an adult. The notable miraculous infancy motif is reported: she was born as a foal during her mother's equine transformation and subsequently returned to human form and renamed Arne. No further physical traits or iconographic details are provided in the summarized material.

Arne is presented as a mortal woman whose roles in the narratives are social and genealogical rather than supernatural. In John Tzetzes' account she is attested as the nurse of the young Poseidon and is said to have denied knowledge of his whereabouts when Cronus searched. In other parts of the tradition Poseidon, taking the form of a bull, fathers children by her (accounts name Boeotus and in some summaries a figure called Aeolus). She suffers human violence (entombment and blinding by Desmontes), is rescued by her sons, marries King Metapontus of Icaria, and has her sight restored by Poseidon. The source does not ascribe independent magical powers or consistent supernatural agency to her.