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Throughout history, spiders have been depicted in popular culture, mythology and in symbolism. From Greek mythology to African folklore , the spider has been used to represent a variety of things, and endures into the present day with characters such as Shelob from The Lord of the Rings and Spider-Man from the eponymous comic series.
In Greek mythology Arachne was a talented mortal weaver who challenged Athena, goddess of wisdom and crafts, to a weaving contest; this hubris resulted in her being transformed into a spider. Jorōgumo: Spider Japan: A spider demon who can shapeshift into a seductive woman.
Pages in category "Mythological spiders" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... Phalanx (mythology) S. Spider Grandmother; T. Tsuchigumo
One group of spiders that is fairly active this time of year that breaks this stereotype are the wolf spiders. More Nature News: Owls usher in the Halloween spirit with 'who-cooks-for-you' call
Pages in category "Sleep in mythology and folklore" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
No one has found her, and her full name is an actually an anagram for "this is a big troll." So we might not know where this urban legend came from, but at least we can sleep without worrying ...
In Lakota mythology, Iktómi is a spider-trickster spirit, and a culture hero for the Lakota people. Alternate names for Iktómi include Ikto, Ictinike, Inktomi, Unktome, and Unktomi. These names are due to the differences in languages between different indigenous nations, as this spider deity was known throughout many of North America's tribes.
Thorkild Jacobsen argued that Uttu was envisioned as a spider spinning a web. [5] However, the connection between Uttu and spiders, or more precisely between her name and the Akkadian word ettūtu ("spider"), is limited to a single text, and it might represent a "learned etymology" (scribal speculation), [3] a folk etymology [1] or simply rely on the terms being nearly homophonous. [6]